Question

Nervous tissue is not found in

• A. Brain
• B. Spinal cord
• C. Tendons
• D. Nerves

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Tendons

The correct option is C.

Explanation for the correct option:

Option C:

1. Tendons are the connective tissue, which joins skeletal muscles to bones.
2. Hence nervous tissue is absent in a tendon.
3. Nervous tissue's main work is to transmit messages within our body.
4. The basic cells which transmit messages are neurons.
5. They have the ability to receive stimuli from within or outside the body and to conduct impulses to different parts of the body.

Explanation for the incorrect options:

Option A:

The brain is associated with the regulation of body activity and is composed of nervous tissue.

Option B:

The spinal cord is all associated with the regulation of body activity and is composed of nervous tissue.

Option D:

Many identical cells come together to make tissue. Similarly, the nerves come under the peripheral nervous system.

Final answer: Nervous tissue is not found in tendons.