<P> In cord arrangement bundles of collagen and matrix are distributed in regular alternate patterns . In sheet arrangement collagen bundles and matrix are distributed in irregular patterns, sometimes in the form of a network . It is similar to areolar tissue, but in DCRT elastic fibers are completely absent . </P> <Ul> <Li> An example of their use is in tendons, which connect muscle to bone and derive their strength from the regular, longitudinal arrangement of bundles of collagen fibers . </Li> <Li> Ligaments bind bone to bone and are similar in structure to tendons . </Li> <Li> Aponeuroses are layers of flat broad tendons that join muscles and the body parts the muscles act upon, whether it be bone or muscle . </Li> </Ul> <Li> An example of their use is in tendons, which connect muscle to bone and derive their strength from the regular, longitudinal arrangement of bundles of collagen fibers . </Li> <Li> Ligaments bind bone to bone and are similar in structure to tendons . </Li>

Where is dense regular elastic connective tissue found