Monday - cartilage Flashcards
1
Q
Main place to find fibrocartilage
A
annular part of inter-vertebral disc
2
Q
What dark staining feature surrounds a chondrocyte in hyaline cartilage?
A
the territorial matrix
3
Q
Where do cartilage cells reside
A
lacunae
4
Q
Type 1 vs 2 cartilage
A
2 - elastic
1 - fibrocartilage (no perichondrium)
5
Q
What type of collagen is found in the matrix of hyaline cartilage?
A
type II
