Rick learned his elbow pain results from a damaged tendon. Identify and describe the type of tissue that forms tendons
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Tendons join muscle to bone and are made of dense regular collagenous connective tissue. This tissue contains collagen fibers arranged in parallel bundles. Since the fibers travel in one direction, tendons resist tension only in one plane.
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A. Simple squamous B. Simple columnar C. Simple cuboidal D. Stratified squamous E. Transitional
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