Identify:

Macroscopic

• The cross and longitudinal sections of the tendon.

Microscopic

• Dense regular connective tissue.

• Tendon cell nuclei.

• Loose connective tissue.

Draw and annotate:

Dense regular connective tissue in cross as well as longitudinal section.

1. What is characteristic in the course of the collagen fibers?
2. Where are the tendon cell nuclei found and what is their shape?
3. How does dense regular connective tissue differ from dense irregular connective tissue and loose connective tissue?

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