Mark is a 36-year-old football player for the Dallas Cowboys. He is taken to the emergency room one Monday night after an injury where his leg was hyperextended at the knee. Mark reports that at the time of the injury, he heard a loud popping sound. The doctor has x-rays taken of the knee and determines that Mark has a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
a. What specific tissue has been damages in the injury?
b. Which of the 4 major tissue groups does the tissue type belong to?
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