Cartilage Flashcards
Connective tissue specialized to function as a
supporting or weight-bearing tissue
CARTILAGE
It has a firm pliable matrix that resists mechanical
stress.
Acts as template for bone formation
CARTILAGE
Three types of cartilage:
- Hyaline
- Elastic
- Fibrocartilage
BASIC COMPONENTS of cartilage
PERICHONDRIUM
MATRIX
CARTILAGE CELLS
Vascular and supply nutrients to the cell.
PERICHONDRIUM
Makes up the ground substance -
Glycosaminoglycans & Proteoglycans
Elastic and Collagen Fibers
MATRIX
Cartilage cells within small cavities called
lacunae
Chondrogenic Cells, Chondroblast, Chondrocyte
CARTILAGE CELLS
Most abundant & template for endochondral bone
formation.
Bluish-gray, semitranslucent, pliable
Hyaline Cartilage
Found in Nose & Larynx, Coastal Cartilage, Cartilage
of Larynx (thyroid and cricoid cartilage), Bronchi &
Articulating, Articulating Surface of Joints.
Hyaline Cartilage
Yellow in fresh state and opaque.The presence of collagen fibers and elastic
Elastic Cartilage
▪ Found in the Pinna of the Ear, Epiglottis, Medial Part
of Auditory tubes.
Elastic Cartilage
Very tough and strong but resilient
Has great tensile strength and consider strength.
Fibrocartilage
Found in the Pinna of the Ear, Epiglottis, Medial Part
of Auditory tubes.
Elastic Cartilage
A highly vascularized living connective tissue in which
the matrix is calcified by the deposition of calcium
phosphates.
It provides shape and support for the body
BONE
Protects vital organ and helps transmission of body
weight.
For muscle attachment and levers for locomotion
Involve in erythropoiesis
BONE
type of bones
- COMPACT
- SPONGY/CANCELLOUS
- DIPLOIC BONES
The very dense bone on the outside
surface made of bony plates arrange compactly.
COMPACT
The porous portion lining
the morrow cavity. This is irregular arrangement of
lamellae with spaces called trabeculae/spicules
SPONGY/CANCELLOUS
Is made up of inner and outer
tables of compact bone with interval. The interval is
occupied by bone marrow and diploic veins.
DIPLOIC BONES