Final answer:
The slide is most likely of dense regular connective tissue, characterized by parallel collagen fibers that enhance tensile strength, typical of tendons and some ligaments.
B is correct
Step-by-step explanation:
The tissue in question is most likely to be dense regular connective tissue. This tissue type is characterized by collagen fibers that are parallel to each other, enhancing tensile strength and resistance to stretching in the direction of the fiber orientations. Dense regular connective tissue is commonly found in ligaments and tendons, where the parallel alignment of collagen fibers lends the structure to withstand pulling forces.
While ligaments may have some nonparallel fibers, tendons are a classical example of dense regular connective tissue. Another telltale sign is the orderly appearance of the fibers in the tissue. If the slide indeed shows parallel strands of collagen fibers lined up neatly, as one might see in a tendon (which can be seen in medical textbook figures such as 24.13), this would confirm it as dense regular connective tissue.