Question

What is
1. TENDONS
2.LIGAMENTS
3.CARTILAGE
4.ADIPOSE TISSUE
5.AEROLAR TISSUE

Answer 1

1)Tendons:They are inelastic,cord like,strong structures that join muscle to bone.
They are made of white fibres

2)Ligaments:They are highly elastic and has great strength but contain very little matrix.They connect bone to bone and are made of yellow and white fibres.

2)Cartilage:It is a flexible connecting tissue connecting joints between bones,ribs cage,ear,nose etc.It act like shock absorbent
b)Adipose:They are basically an aggregation of fat cell.Each fat cell is rounded or oval and contain a large droplet of fat that almost fill it.
They are abundant below the skin,between internal organs,in yellow bone marrow.
it acts as an insulator(regulates body temperature,it forms shock absorbing cushion around kidney and eye ball.)



a)Areolar:They are found between skin and muscles,around blood vessels,nerves,fill space inside organs.
1)It act as supporting and packing tissue between organs lying in body cavity.
2)it helps in repair of tissue after an injury.
3)It fixes skin to underlying muscles.
They are of 2 types: