Question

which tissue is correctly paired with its category of connective tissue?
○ tendon-supporting connective tissue
○ lymph-fluid connective tissue
○ bone-connective tissue proper
○ cartilage-fluid connective tissue
○ fat-supporting connective tissue

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Tendon: Tendon is a type of dense regular connective tissue (connective tissue proper), not supporting connective tissue. Supporting connective tissue includes bone and cartilage.
• Lymph: Lymph is a fluid connective tissue (along with blood). Fluid connective tissues have a liquid matrix.
• Bone: Bone is a supporting connective tissue, not connective tissue proper. Connective tissue proper includes loose and dense connective tissues (like fat, tendon).
• Cartilage: Cartilage is a supporting connective tissue, not fluid connective tissue.
• Fat: Fat (adipose tissue) is a type of loose connective tissue (connective tissue proper), not supporting connective tissue.

1. From the above analysis, only the pairing of lymph and fluid connective tissue is correct.

Answer:

B. lymph - fluid connective tissue (assuming the options are labeled as A: tendon - supporting connective tissue, B: lymph - fluid connective tissue, C: bone - connective tissue proper, D: cartilage - fluid connective tissue, E: fat - supporting connective tissue)