Structural Organisation in AnimalsHard
Question
Which one of the following contains the largest quantity of extracellular material ?
Options
A.Myelinated nerve fibres
B.Striated muscle
C.Areolar tissue
D.Stratified epithelium
Solution
Loose connective tissue, also called areolar connective tissue, is the ″packing material″ of the body that anchors bloodvessels, nerves and body organs. It contains fibroblasts that synthsize the fibres and ground subatance of connective tissue and wandering macrophages that phagocy tize pathogens of damaged cells. The different fibre types include strong collagen fiberes and thin elastic fibres formed of the protein elastin. Adipose (fat) tissue is considered a type of loose connective tissue
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