Loose connective tissue, also called areolar connective tissue, is the packing materal of the body that anchors blood vessels, nerves and body organs. It contains largest quantity of extracellular material like fibres and ground substances which help to provide structural support to neighbouring cells, fibroblasts that synthesise the fibres and ground substance of connective tissue and wandering macrophages that phagocytise pathogens or damaged cells.
Which one of the following contains the largest quantity of extracellular material ?
NEET UG 2003 — Zoology Structural Organisation in Animals
2003mcqmedium
Which one of the following contains the largest quantity of extracellular material ?
Official previous-year question
Held on 30 Apr 2003 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
striated muscle
- B
areolar tissue
- C
stratified epithelium
- D
myelinated nerve fibres
Did you get this right?
Sign in to track your attempts and accuracy.
Your note
Sign in to keep a private note on this question. Nothing you write is ever public.
NEET UG Structural Organisation in Animals in other years
Structural Organisation in Animals 2025Structural Organisation in Animals 2024Structural Organisation in Animals 2023Structural Organisation in Animals 2022Structural Organisation in Animals 2021Structural Organisation in Animals 2020Structural Organisation in Animals 2019Structural Organisation in Animals 2017Structural Organisation in Animals 2016Structural Organisation in Animals 2015Structural Organisation in Animals 2014Structural Organisation in Animals 2013
More NEET UG Structural Organisation in Animals questions
In frog, the Renal portal system is a special venous connection that acts to link :
2025easy
What is the name of the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart in a frog?
2025easy
Which of the following statement is correct about location of the male frog copulatory pad?
2025easy
Match List I with List II : \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline & List - I & & List - II \\\hline A. & Squamous Epithelium & I. & Goblet cells of alimentary canal \\\hline B. & Ciliated Epithelium & II. & Inner lining of pancreatic ducts \\\hline C. & Glandular Epithelium & III. & Walls of blood vessels \\\hline D. & Compound Epithelium & IV. & Inner surface of Fallopian tubes \\\hline\end{array} Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
2024medium
In both sexes of cockroach, a pair of jointed filamentous structures called anal cerci are present on
2024easy
Other Zoology topics for NEET UG
Keep practicing Structural Organisation in Animals
Work through every NEET UG Structural Organisation in Animals PYQ, year by year.