Question

ttach a histological photograph of the tissue you are discussing, and answer the following: Choose from the following histological specimens: Dense regular connective tissue, dense irregular connective tissue, loose irregular connective tissue (areolar connective tissue) In which direction (identify by arrow on your photo) is this tissue helping to prevent excessive pulling or stretching? Considering the amount of collagen fibers vs elastic fibers, does the tissue you have chosen allow for a lot of distraction and does it rebound to its original shape, or does it simply prevent stretching of the tissue? When responding to your classmates, please identify where you think this tissue may have come from and why you think that.

Answer 1

Dear student,

As mentioned in the question, I choose to explain about Dense Regular connective tissue.

Dense regular connective tissue has collagen fibers arranged in parallel bundles as depicted in the diagram given below. This kind of tissue is found mostly in Tendons and Ligaments .

These are strong and are resistant to axially loaded tensional forces, thereby preventing excessive pulling of the tissue.

Collagen fibers are most numerous here and so they show only little movements. They are slightly flexible but very strong.

Hope you are clear...