Lecture 14- Cartilage And Bone Flashcards
Name the three types of cartilage
1) fibrocartilage
2) elastic cartilage
3) hyaline cartilage
Is cartilage an example of connective tissue ?
Yes
What type of collagen is mainly found in hyaline cartilage
Type 2 collagen
What type of cartilage is found in fibrocartilage
- collagen 1
What cell type is found in hyaline cartilage ?
Chondrocytes ONLY
Does cartilage contain blood vessels ?
No , they are avascular
Why is hyaline cartilage very resilient?
- because they contain a lot of the ground substance hyaluronic acid , which brings in water into the tissue. Water is non compressible ,
- contain many type 11 collagens too which aid with flexibility.
What is the role of the perichondrial region?
- produces fibroblast precursors which develops into chondroblasts.
What makes up a hyaluronate proteoglycan in cartilage tissue ?
- proteoglycans monomer and hyaluronicn acid.
How many hyaluronate proteoglycan aggregates are there per collagen fibril are there in cartilage compared to loose connective tissue ?
- 100.
- compared to 10.
Where is hyaline cartilage found ?
Pcartilage sin the nose
- articular cartilage of a joints in shoulder , knee , elbows , ankles and wrists
- costal cartilage In ribs
- cartilage in invertebral discs
- larynx
- trachea
What is growth from the periphery called ?
Appositional growth
What is growth from the centre called ?
Interstitial growth
What is the role of hyaline cartilage in trachae ?
- keeps the airway open to prevent collapsing of the trachea when the pressure drops
What type of epithelium lines the trachae ?
Pseudostraified epithelium
Why do people with rheumatoid arthritis have pain ?
- in adults , chondorcytes do not repair once they are damaged.
- so when cartilage is damaged, they cannot be repaired.
- instead fibroblasts lay down scar tissue.
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