Which one of the following is not a connective tissue?

Which one of the following is not a connective tissue?

Ligament
Tendon
Smooth muscle
Cartilage
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2021
The correct answer is C) Smooth muscle.
Connective tissues are tissues that support, connect, or separate different types of tissues and organs in the body. Ligaments connect bone to bone, tendons connect muscle to bone, and cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in joints, ear, nose, etc. All three (Ligament, Tendon, Cartilage) are types of connective tissue. Smooth muscle, however, is a type of muscle tissue, specialized for contraction, and is distinct from connective tissue.
There are four main types of tissues in animals: epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue. Connective tissue includes bone, blood, adipose tissue, and fibrous connective tissue (like ligaments and tendons) in addition to cartilage. Muscle tissue is classified into skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle.
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