Given below are two statements: Statement I: Ligaments are dense irregular tissue Statement II: Cartilage is dense regular tissue. In the light of above statements choose the correct answer from the option given below:

A Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

B Both Statement I and II are true

C Both Statement I and II are false

D Statement I is true but Statement II is false

The answer is C.

Solution

Ligaments are dense regular connective tissue and cartilage is a specialised connective tissue, so both statements are false.

Ligaments are dense regular connective tissue that connect bone to bone. Cartilage is one of the types of specialised connective tissues.

Concept dense regular connective tissue

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