Question

multiple choice 1 point
what tissue is this?
cardiac muscle
fibrous connective tissue
loose (areolar) connective tissue
cartilage

Explanation:

To determine the tissue, we analyze each option:

• Cardiac muscle has striations and intercalated discs, not seen here.
• Fibrous connective tissue has dense, parallel fibers (e.g., tendons), not the loose, web - like structure here.
• Loose (areolar) connective tissue has a loose arrangement of fibers (collagen, elastic) and cells (fibroblasts, mast cells, etc.), matching the web - like, loose structure with scattered cells in the image.
• Cartilage has a firm matrix with chondrocytes in lacunae, not this appearance.

Answer:

C. loose (areolar) connective tissue