Chap 3 Part 1 Flashcards
What are the 2 main functions of Cartilage?
support and serves as a template for endochondral bone ossification
What are the 3 types of cartilage?
hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage
Which type of cartilage is primarily collagen II fibers?
hyaline
Which type of cartilage is primarily elastic and collagen II?
elastic
Which type of cartilage is primarily collagen I and some collagen II?
fibrocartilage
What kind of cartilage is found in the the nasal cartilage?
hyaline
What kind of cartilage is found in the epiglottis?
elastic
What kind of cartilage is the pubic symphysis?
fibrocartilage
What are the 4 main components of the ground substance of hyaline cartilage matrix?
aggrecans, hyaluronic Acid, other proteoglycans, and chondronectin
What two things make up the matrix of hyaline cartilage?
ground substance and fibers (primarily Collagen II)
What are aggrecans?
large molecules composed of proteins and sulfated GAGs
What are the 3 types of cells associated with hyaline cartilage?
chondrogenic cells, chondroblasts, and chondrocytes
Which cells associated with hyaline cartilage appear very narrow, are derived from mesenchyme cells and sometimes osteoprogenitor cells, undergo mitosis and function as a source of chondroblasts?
chondrogenic cells
what do chondrogenic cells differentiate into?
chondroblasts or mature osteoprogenitors
where are chondrogenic cells located?
chondrogenic perichondrium