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Structure of hyaline cartilage

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Matrix with water
Smooth
Colleges fibres barely visible

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What is cartilage composed of?.

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Collagen fibres

Chondrocytes

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Structure of fibrocartilage

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Heaps of collagen fibres

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Function of hyaline cartilage

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To provide frictionless movement of bones in synovial joints

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Function of fibrocartilage

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Knee mini scouts between bones of knee.

Increases surface area so spreads out pressure

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What is osteoarthritis?

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Degeneration of articulate cartilage

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Structure and function of ligaments

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Dense fibrous connective tissue

Resist stretch and restrict movement

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Structure and function of tendons

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Dense fibrous connective tissue

Facilitate movement. Resist stretch

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