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Question
How are collagen fibers organized in dense connective tissues?
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Solution
- Dense connective tissue is a fibrous connective tissue densely packed with fibers and fibroblasts. It is the principal component of tendon and ligaments.
- Tendons consist of parallel bundles of collagen fibres, between which are present rows of fibroblasts.
- Ligaments are highly elastic structures and contain very little matrix.
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