Cartilage Flashcards
which layer of articular cartilage?
transitional layer
repair of damaged cartilage is due primarily to activity of ______
perichondrium
interstitial vs appositional growth
interstitial: legth
appositional: width
cartilage fxns
bear mechanical stress shock absorber frictionless joint movement bone growth fracture repair
outer fibrous layer
contains fibroblasts which produce type I collagen and elastin
fibrocartilage organization
chondrocytes in parallel rows, collagen fibers in bundles (type I and II)
ground substance has dermatan and chondroitin sulfate
which type of collagen predominates matrix
type II (type I in fibrocartilage, elastic fibers in elastic cartilage)
perichondrium
dense CT, carries blood supply, source of new cartilage cells
proximity of BV often stimulates _______ instead of cartilage repair
bone growth (osteoblasts)
fibrocartilage and where found
NO perichondrium type I C found in IV disks, articular disks of knee, mandible, sternoclavicular joints, pubic symphysis
label the layers
top to bottom: tangential layer, transitional layer, radial layer, calcified cartilage, bone
hyaline
chondroblasts vs chondrocytes fxns
blast: replicating population that SECRETE matrix cyte: MAINTAIN matrix
amphiarthroses joints permit _____ and are found ______
slight movement
intervertebral disks and bodies
which layer of articular cartilage
radial layer (the stacks of cells are oriented perpendicular to the articulating surface)