Multiple choice

Which of the following has slowest growth rate?

  1. connective tissue

  2. nervous tissue

  3. epithelial tissue

  4. non of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Nervous tissue has the slowest growth and regeneration rate because mature neurons generally lose their ability to undergo cell division (mitosis). In contrast, epithelial tissue and many connective tissues have high regenerative capacities and can divide rapidly to replace damaged cells.

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