Question

multiple choice question the image depicts a micrograph of which type of connective tissue? areolar connective tissue dense regular connective tissue reticular connective tissue dense irregular connective tissue copyright © mcgraw hill llc. permission required for reproduction or display. © victor p. eroschenko

Explanation:

Areolar connective tissue has a loose arrangement of fibers (collagen and elastic) with cells like fibroblasts, and a gel - like ground substance. The micrograph shows the characteristic loose, web - like structure with various cells and the typical extracellular matrix organization of areolar connective tissue. Dense regular has parallel, closely packed fibers (e.g., in tendons), dense irregular has randomly arranged dense fibers (e.g., in dermis), and reticular has a network of reticular fibers (e.g., in lymphoid organs) which don't match the appearance here.

Answer:

A. Areolar connective tissue