Question

Tendons

• A. Connect muscle to bone and are made up of dense regular connective tissue
• B. Connect bone to bone and are made up of dense regular connective tissue
• C. Connect muscle to bone and are made up of dense irregular connective tissue
• D. Connect bone to bone and are made up of dense irregular connective tissue

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Tendons are short inelastic cords of connective tissue that connect muscle to bone. They are made up of dense regular connective tissue. They have collagen fibres arranged parallelly. There may be ossification within some tendons to form sesamoid bones, such as patella bone which is formed in the tendon of quadriceps femoris.