Question

28 multiple choice 10 points
your patellar ligament (which helps you raise and extend your lower leg as it attaches to your knee - cap and your tibia) is best categorized as what type of connective tissue?
○ dense regular
○ loose
○ dense irregular
○ loose irregular
29 multiple choice 10 points
blood is categorized as white type of tissue?
○ epithelial
○ connective
○ muscle
○ nervous

Explanation:

Question 28

Ligaments (like the patellar ligament) that have organized, parallel collagen fibers for strength in a specific direction are dense regular connective tissue. Loose connective tissue has more ground substance, dense irregular has random fiber arrangement (e.g., dermis), and "loose irregular" is not a standard category. So the patellar ligament is dense regular.

Blood is a connective tissue because it has cells (red, white blood cells, platelets) suspended in a matrix (plasma), and connective tissue functions to connect, support, etc. Epithelial tissue covers surfaces, muscle tissue contracts, nervous tissue transmits signals—none match blood's structure/function.

Answer:

A. Dense regular

Question 29