Answer:
D) dense regular CT
Explanation:
There are four basic types of animal tissue:
Epithelial tissue, Muscle tissue, Nervous tissue and Connective tissue.
Connective tissues are found in between the other tissues in the body everywhere.The functions of connective tissues are:
1. Binding and support
2. Protection
3. Insulation
4. Transportation (for blood)
There are four main types of CT:
Connective Tissue Proper: 1. Loose connective (areolar, adipose, reticular) 2. Dense connective tissue (regular, irregular, elastic).
Bone Tissue: 1. Compact bone 2. Spongy bone.
Cartilage: 1. Hyaline cartilage 2. Elastic cartilage 3. Fibrocartilage.
Blood
<u>Bone and cartilage are supportive and structural connective tissues which provide strength and structure to body. They also protect the soft tissues</u>.
Hence, D) Dense regular CT is not a structural/supporting connective tissue.