CARTILAGE MIDTERM

Question 1

is a tough, durable form of supporting connective tissue, characterized by an extracellular
matrix (ECM) with high concentrations of GAGs and
proteoglycans, interacting with collagen and elastic fibers

Answer 1

Cartilage

Question 2

is a sheath of dense
connective tissue that surrounds cartilage in most places,
forming an interface between the cartilage and the tissues supported by the cartilage.

Answer 2

perichondrium

Question 3

Cartilage consists of cells called _______

Answer 3

chondrocytes

Question 4

Chondrocytes synthesize and maintain all ECM components
and are located in matrix cavities called

Answer 4

lacunae

Question 5

the most common of
the three types, is homogeneous and semitransparent in the
fresh state

Answer 5

Hyaline cartilage

Question 6

o are found in the outer covering layer of cartilage
under the perichondrium
o secrete extracellular matrix

Answer 6

Chondroblasts

Question 7

As the cartilage grows, the chondrocytes divide and
cluster together to form what is known as

Answer 7

‘lacunae’

Question 8

homogenous and glassy, rich in fibrils of type
II collagen (few elastic fibers) and aggrecan
complexes with bound water
o H/E: bluish, basophilic matrix

Answer 8

MATRIX

Question 9

occur singly or in small, mitotically derived
isogenous groups

Answer 9

CHONDROCYTES

Question 10

o all hyaline cartilage except in the articular
cartilage of joints

Answer 10

PERICHONDRIUM