Collagen typical of basement membrane
a) Type I
b) Type V
c) Type IV
d) Type III
Answer: Type IV
Explanation:
Type of collagen:
Fibril Forming Collagens:
Collagens Type I- Bone, Tendon, Skin, Cornea and Blood Vessels
Collagens Type II- Cartilage, Inter-vertebral Disk, Vitrous Body
Collagens Type III-Blood Vessels and Fetal skin
Network Forming Collagens:
Collagens Type IV- Basement membrane
Collagens Type VII- Beneath stratified squamous epithelia
Fibril Associated Collagens:
Collagens Type IX- Cartilage
Collagens Type XII- Tendon, Ligament