Compared to dense regular connective tissue (like a tendon), dense irregular connective tissue has:
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Correct answer: Higher resistance to stress from multiple directions
While dense regular tissue is optimized for linear tension (unidirectional), the irregular arrangement of bundles in dense irregular tissue provides strength against shearing and stretching from any angle.
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