Which among the following are not characteristics of yellow fibers of connective tissue?

Contain elastin

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Fewer in number

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Provide toughness and strength

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Straight and branched

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Solution

The correct option is C Provide toughness and strength
Yellow elastic tissue is connective tissue in which, elastic fibers dominate the tissue structure resulting in the mass of tissue having a yellow-ish appearance and considerable elasticity.
The main constituents of yellow elastic tissue are many freely-branching elastic fibres and chemically composed of elastin.
Elastin fibres provide elasticity and flexibility.

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Which of the following statements is/are, not correct regarding connective tissue.

i). Connective tissues are most abundant and widely distributed in body of the complex animals.

ii). They connect and support other tissues.

iii). They include Bone, cartilage, Tendons, Ligaments, Adipose and other loose matrix tissues.

iv). They form internal and external lining of many organs.

v). In all the connective tissues except blood and lymph, the cells secrete fibres of proteins containing collagen or elastin.

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