Which component of connective tissue is responsible for providing high tensile strength, making it the dominant fiber in tendons and ligaments?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Collagen fibers
Collagen fibers are the most abundant proteins in the body and are characterized by their great strength and resistance to stretching. In dense regular connective tissue, they are arranged in parallel bundles to withstand physical stress.
Practice all 20 Tissues: Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous questions
Keep practicing
More Tissues: Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous questions
- Intercalated discs, containing gap junctions and desmosomes, are a unique feature of which muscle type?
- What is the primary function of neuroglial cells in the nervous system?
- Which epithelial type appears to have multiple layers due to varying cell heights but is actually a single layer attached to the basement m…
- Which type of connective tissue contains large amounts of lipids and serves as an energy reservoir and thermal insulator?
- What distinguishes smooth muscle from skeletal muscle at the microscopic level?
- In a neuron, which structure is specifically designed to receive incoming signals and conduct them toward the cell body?