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Why are tendons made with dense regular connective tissue but the dermis contains dense irregular connective tissue?
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∙ 10y ago
That is beautiful question! Muscles are merged into tendons. So the pull has a definite and single direction. So the collagen fibres are placed parallel to each other. In case of the dermis the pull can be there from all the directions. So the fibres are placed irregularly.
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Tendons are composed of what tissue?
There are many types of connective tissues. They all have a matrix of extracellular material and they all have cells that excrete the matrix. Tendons and ligaments are dense connective tissues, loose connective tissue tends to be found around organs. Blood and bone are also considered connective tissues.
Are tendons and ligaments composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissues?
Adipose tissue is designed to store fat, the answer you're looking for fibrous connective tissue.
What type of connective tissue is composed of longitudinal bands of collagen comprising ligaments and tendons?
Dense regular
Tendons are strand of connective tissue that connect what?
tendons connect muscles to bones.
What are tendons and ligaments called?
Connective tissue
Are tendons made up of dense irregular connective tissue?
Yes. An example is in the dermis, which is very vascular. Dense regular connective tissue is not, however (consists of tendons and ligaments). The other kind of CT that is not vascular is cartilage. Source: medical school lectures
What structure in the body has dense fibrous connective tissue?
Both tendons and ligaments are made of dense connective tissue. Skin contains irregular dense connective tissue.
Tendons are composed of what tissue?
There are many types of connective tissues. They all have a matrix of extracellular material and they all have cells that excrete the matrix. Tendons and ligaments are dense connective tissues, loose connective tissue tends to be found around organs. Blood and bone are also considered connective tissues.
What type of connective tissue that strengthens and supports areas subjected to stresses from many directions?
Dense irregular connective tissue
What type of Connective tissue is Tendons and ligaments are examples of?
Dense regular collagenous
Why is dense irregular connective tissue not the type found in tendons and ligaments?
Dense irregular connective tissue are not the type found in tendon and ligament because tendon and ligament type of connective tissue binds bones tightly to other bones in one direction and dense irregular connective tissue are not necessarily binding tissues..
Does elastic cartilage form tendons?
no. tendons and ligaments are formed from dense regular connective tissue, not from any type of cartilage.
Are tendons and ligaments composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissues?
Adipose tissue is designed to store fat, the answer you're looking for fibrous connective tissue.
What does do connective tissue do?
Dense regular connective tissue is commonly referred to as fascia. It consists of mostly tendons and ligaments. The tendons attach muscle to bone and ligaments attach bone to bone.
What is made of dense regular connective tissue?
A structure composed of dense fibrous (regular) tissue is predominantly bundles of collagenous fibers and is flexible but possesses great tensile strength.
What type of connective tissue is composed of longitudinal bands of collagen comprising ligaments and tendons?
Dense regular
Difference between dense regular connective tissue and dense irregular connective tissue?
Dense regular has dark-staining collagen fibers that run parallel to each other. It provides connections between bone-to-bone and muscle-to-bone, and it is strong and can stand great tensile stress. Dense regular can be found in ligaments and tendons (i.e. white fibrous tissue). Dense irregular is not dark-staining, and the collagen fibers aren't parallel. The structure of the fibers allows support from many directions. Dense irregular is found in the dermis of the skin. In general, a 'regular' issue means that its fibers run in the same direction, while a 'irregular' tissue's fibers run in all directions.
