Session 11 - Bone And Cartilage Flashcards
Which cells are found in cartilage tissue?
- Chondrocytes
- Chondroblasts
What are groups of chondrocytes or chondroblasts called?
Isogenic groups or Cell nests
What type of fibres can be found in cartilage tissue?
- Collagen 1
- Collagen 2
- Elastic fibres
Name the layers of the perichondrium.
- Outer fibrous layer
- Inner cellular layer
What type of cells are found in the outer fibrous layer of perichondrium?
Fibroblasts
List the types of cartilage.
- Hyaline
- Fibrocartilage
- Elastic
Name the type of fibres found in hyaline cartilage.
Only collagen 2 fibres
Where can hyaline cartilage be found? List 6 locations
- Foetal skeleton
- Tip of nose
- Articular cartilage
- Costal cartilage
- Trachea
- Epiphyseal growth plates
Name the type of fibres found in elastic cartilage?
- Collagen 2
- Elastic fibres
Where is elastic cartilage found? List 4 locations
- Auricle of ear
- External acoustic meatus
- Eustachian tube
- Epiglottis
Which type of cartilage does not calcify?
Elastic cartilage
Which types of cartilage is covered by perichondrium?
- Hyaline
- Elastic
What type of fibres are found in Fibrocartilage?
- Collagen 1
- Collagen 2
Which type of cartilage does not have perichondrium?
Fibrocartilage
Where can Fibrocartilage be found?
- Intervertebral discs
- Menisci of knee joint
- Symphysis pubis
- Articular disc of sternoclavicular joint
- Articular disc of temporomandibular joint