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Q: What is Tough and flexible connective tissue of the human body called?
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What Connective tissue fibers forming a branching interwoven framework that is tough but flexible describes what fibers?

Elastic Fibers


What connective tissue is very strong but pliable?

An example of a tough connective tissue is a tendon.


What is a tough membrane composed entirely of connective tissue that serves to anchor and support an organor to cover a muscle?

connective tissue membrane


Is ligaments a loose connective tissue?

ligaments are tough elastic fibres which connect bone to bone.


What is the most abundant tissue in the human body is?

Opinions from WikiAnswers contributors: Connective tissue is most abundant and widely distributed tissues in the body. Depending on the country, fat.... collagen, a protein, is the most abundant. collagen is a tough but flexible material that is found in places such as joints.

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What is the outermost layer tough fibrous connective tissue called in the meninges of the brain?

Collagenous fibers are the tough fibers of connective tissue.


What Connective tissue fibers forming a branching interwoven framework that is tough but flexible describes what fibers?

Elastic Fibers


Tough connective tissue structures that attach bones to bones are called?

ligament


Tough supportive tissue that is softer than bone?

A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone that but that functions within the skeletal system is called cartilage. Cartilage can be found at the tip of your nose, or in your outer ear.


What connective tissue is very strong but pliable?

An example of a tough connective tissue is a tendon.


Tough flexible tissue?

cartilage


What are tough bands of connective tissue that holds bones in place?

ANSWER:These are called LigamentsAnd also Tendons, Auductive and Conductive Muscles and a decent argument for Joint Cartillage.


What is the connective tissue covering of the kidney?

Each kidney is held in place by connective tissue, called renal fascia, and is surrounded by a thick layer of adipose tissue, called perirenal fat, which helps to protect it. A tough, fibrous, connective tissue renal capsule closely envelopes each kidney and provides support for the soft tissue that is inside.


A band of tough connective tissue in the midline of the abdominal wall called the serves as a muscle attachment.?

Linea Alba


What type of connective tissue connects bone to muscle?

A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones


What are tough strands of connective tissue that attachbone to bone?

ligaments


What is a tough layer of connective tissue surrounding a bone?

periosteum