NEET2003ZoologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsActual
Which one of the following contains the largest quantity of extracellular material ?
Options
- Astriated muscle
- Bareolar tissue
- Cstratified epithelium
- Dmyelinated nerve fibres
Correct answer
B. areolar tissue
Step-by-step solution
Loose connective tissue, also called areolar connective tissue, is the packing materal of the body that anchors blood vessels, nerves and body organs. It contains largest quantity of extracellular material like fibres and ground substances which help to provide structural support to neighbouring cells, fibroblasts that synthesise the fibres and ground substance of connective tissue and wandering macrophages that phagocytise pathogens or damaged cells.