Directions
Read the following questions. Choose the right answer.
There is only ONE correct answer to each question.
When an area of the skin is pressed, it returns to its normal shape because of the presence of:
- loose (soft) connective tissue
- fibrous connective tissue
- vascular connective tissue
- mucoid connective tissue
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Correct answer: B. fibrous connective tissue
Why
Fibrous (dense) connective tissue, rich in elastic and collagen fibers, gives skin the elasticity to spring back to shape after being pressed.