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(a) List any two features of connective tissue.
(b) How is the matrix of a bone different from that of cartilage?
(e) What are the functions of ligaments and tendons?
Answers
A)
Connective tissue ranges from avascular to highly vascular.
Connective tissue ranges from avascular to highly vascular.Composition: Composed mainly of nonliving extracellular matrix that separates the cells of the tissue.
Connective tissue ranges from avascular to highly vascular.Composition: Composed mainly of nonliving extracellular matrix that separates the cells of the tissue.Location: It is present in between different tissue and organs. It can be found in and around the body organs. skeletal tissue present in the form of bone and cartilage, and fluid connective tissue as blood and lymph are connective tissue.
B)
Cartilage and Bone are specialised forms of connective tissue. They are both made up of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix. ... Cartilage is thin, avascular, flexible and resistant to compressive forces. Bone is highly vascularised, and its calcified matrix makes it very strong.
C)A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. ... A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable