Multiple choice

Which among the following statements regarding the tendons is false?

  1. Tendons are composed mostly of vertical arrays of collagen fibers closely packed together.

  2. The collagen in tendons are held together with proteoglycan components.

  3. The tenocytes produce the collagen molecules.

  4. There is a three-dimensional network of cell processes associated with collagen in the tendon.

  5. Tendon length is determined by genetic predisposition.
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Explanation

Tendons consist of dense regular connective tissue fascicles encased in dense irregular connective tissue sheaths. Normal healthy tendons are composed mostly of parallel arrays of collagen fibers closely packed together.

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