Cartilage Flashcards
Types of cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Elastic cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
a transparent cartilage found on most joint surfaces and in the respiratory tract, which contains no nerves or blood vessels
Fibrocartilage
an elastic and tough tissue containing type I and type II collagen
Meniscus
a form of fibrocartilage present in the knee, wrist, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints
Elastic cartilage
flexible cartilage present in the outer ear, inner ear, and epiglottis
Epiglottis
a piece of elastic cartilage in the throat that opens during breathing and closes during swallowing
Perichondrium
the connective tissue enveloping cartilage everywhere except at a joint
Articular cartilage
a form of hyaline cartilage located on the joint surface of bones
Nociceptors
pain-sensitive nerve endings
