Given below is the diagrammatic sketch of a certain type of connective tissue. Identify the parts labeled A, B, C and D and select the right option about them [Figure]
- A Mast cell, B Collagen fibres, C Fibroblast, D Macrophage
- A Mast cell, B Macrophage, C Fibroblast, D Collagen fibres
- A Macrophage, B Fibroblast, C Collagen fibres, D Mast cell
- A Macrophage, B Collagen fibres, C Fibroblast, D Mast cell
Answer
(3) A Macrophage, B Fibroblast, C Collagen fibres, D Mast cell
Solution
The sketch is of areolar (loose) connective tissue.
As per NCERT, areolar tissue contains fibroblasts (cells that produce and secrete fibres), macrophages and mast cells, with collagen and elastic fibres in the matrix.
A: irregular cell with a frilled (amoeboid) outline ⇒ macrophage.
B: large spindle-shaped branched cell ⇒ fibroblast.
C: bundle of wavy parallel fibres ⇒ collagen fibres.
D: large granulated cell ⇒ mast cell.
Answer: (3)