Question

The types of fibres found in connective tissues are:

• A. Collagen fibres
• B. Elastic fibres
• C. Reticular fibres
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

The fibrous components in connective tissue are of three types - collagenous, elastic and reticular.
Collagen is secreted in the form of tropocollagen molecules by the fibroblasts and then they assemble extracellularly to form striated collagen fibrils.

Elastic fibres are composed of the protein elastin and differ from collagenous fibres in dimensions, pattern and chemical composition.

Reticular fibres are distinguished by their tendency to form fine-meshed networks around cells and cell groups.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.