Topic 10 - Cartilage Flashcards
1
Q
Give three varieties of Cartilage
A
Avascular, aneural, alymphatic.
2
Q
What supplies the cartilage with oxygen and nutrients?
A
Perichondrium
3
Q
What cell type is cartilage me from?
A
Chondrocytes
4
Q
What is the ECM of cartilage made from?
A
Fibres and Ground tissue
5
Q
What is the consequence of Avascularity?
A
Low metabolic rate, degenerates easily, heals with scarring
6
Q
Dive the steps of Cartilage development.
A
Mesenchymal Cell cluster > Chondroblast > Chondrocyte
7
Q
Where might elastic cartilage be found?
A
The ear
8
Q
Where may fibrocartilage be found?
A
Intervertebral discs
