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Where does cartilage get blood supply?

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Perichondrium

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Cartilage is what kind of connective tissue?

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Support Connective Tissue

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3
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The cartilage matrix is composed of?

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Proteoglycans Ground Substance Cells

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Chondrocytes are surrounded by what structure?

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Lacunae

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What are the 3 types of cartilage

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  1. Hyaline cartilage 2. Fibrocartilage 3. Elastic cartilage
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What is the most abundant cartilage?

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Hyaline Cartilage

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What type of basic tissue is cartilage? A. Connective Tissue B. Nervous Tissue C. Muscle Tissue D. Epithelium E. Cartilage

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A. Connective Tissue

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8
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Which stain would best show the elastic fibers in elastic cartilage?

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Resorcin fuchsin and orcein

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Which stain can be used to visualize reticular fibers?

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Silver impregnation, such as with a reticular stain

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Which type of cartilage is characterized by the presence of elastic fibers? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above

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B. Elastic Cartilage

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Which type of cartilage is highly vascular? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above

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E. None of the Above

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Which type of cartilage forms the hammer, anvil and stirrup? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above

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E. None of the Above

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Which type of cartilage is found in the walls of the eustachian tube? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above

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B. Elastic Cartilage

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What cartilage is found in intervertebral discs, some articular cartilages, the pubic symphysis, in association with dense collagenous tissue in joint capsules, in ligaments and in the connections of some tendons to bone?

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Fibrocartilage

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What cartilage occurs in the external ear and external auditory canal, the epiglottis, parts of the laryngeal cartilages and in the walls of the Eustachian tubes?

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Elastic cartilage

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16
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What are mature cartilage cells called?

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Chondrocytes

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Which cartilage found on the articular surfaces of joints does not have perichondrium on the surface and therefore has no capacity to regenerate new cartilage after damage?

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Hyaline cartilage

18
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What cell produces the cartilaginous matrix? a. Chondrocyte b. Chondroblast c. Osteocyte d. Osteoclast e. Bone lining cell

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B. Chondroblast A chondroblast is an immature cartilage cell which produces the cartilaginous matrix.

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Which type of cartilage is found in the larynx? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. Both a and b e. All of the above

A

D. Both Hyaline and Elastic cartilage

20
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Which of the following is NOT a glycosaminoglycan in cartilage?

a. Chondroitin sulfate
b. Proteoglycans
c. Keratan sulfate
d. Hyaluronic acid
e. All of the above are glycosaminoglycans in cartilage

A

B. Proteoglycans

21
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Which type of cartilage is characterized by a glassy matrix?

a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

A

A. Hyaline Cartilage

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Which type of cartilage is characterized by the presence of chondrocytes sitting in lacunae?

a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

A

D. All of the above

23
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Which type of cartilage is the most abundant?

a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. Hyaline cartilage and elastic cartilage equally
e. Elastic cartilage and fibrocartilage equally

A

A. Hyaline Cartilage

24
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Which type of cartilage forms the articular surface on bones?

a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Elastic cartilage
c. Fibrocartilage
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

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Which type of cartilage is found in the external ear? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above
B. Elastic cartilage ## Footnote **If you bend your ear forward, it bounces back into its proper position. This is due to the elastic cartilage.**
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Costal cartilage is composed of what type of cartilage? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above
A. Hyaline cartilage
27
Which type of cartilage forms the symphysis pubis? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above
C. Fibrocartilage
28
Fibrocartilage is always connected to what kind of tissue?
Dense connective tissue
29
What structure is called white cartilage? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. Compact bone e. Spongy bone
**C. Fibrocartilage ** Elastic is reffered to as yellow cartilage
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What is the connective tissue covering which surrounds cartilage? a. Perimysium b. Periosteum c. Perichondrium d. Perineurium e. Endosteum
C. Perichondrium
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Where does cartilage come from? a. Ectoderm b. Endoderm c. Mesenchyme d. Connective tissue e. None of the above
c. Mesenchyme
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What is the mature cell in cartilage called? a. Chondrocyte b. Chondroblast c. Osteocyte d. Osteoclast e. Bone lining cell
a. Chondrocyte
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Regarding the blood supply to cartilage: a. Cartilage has minimal circulation b. Cartilage has a duel circulation c. Cartilage is highly vascular d. Cartilage is avascular e. There is nothing unique about the blood supply to cartilage
d. Cartilage is avascular
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Which type of cartilage is characterized by the presence of thick bundles of collagen fibers? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above
c. Fibrocartilage
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What percent of the matrix of cartilage is water? a. 0 b. 10-40 c. 40-60 d. 60-80 e. 80-100
d. 60-80
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Which type of cartilage forms the epiphyseal growth plate? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above
a. Hyaline cartilage
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What type of tissue makes up the rings of the trachea? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Fibrocartilage c. Elastic cartilage d. Both a and b e. Both a and c
a. Hyaline cartilage
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What type of tissue makes up the epiglottis? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Fibrocartilage c. Elastic cartilage d. Both a and b e. Both a and c
c. Elastic cartilage
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Which type of cartilage is present in the temporomandibular joint? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. All of the above e. None of the above
c. Fibrocartilage
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What structure is called yellow cartilage? a. Hyaline cartilage b. Elastic cartilage c. Fibrocartilage d. Compact bone e. Spongy bone
b. Elastic cartilage

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