White Fibrous Cartilage Flashcards
1
Q
What is white fibrocartilage?
A
An extremely tough tissue
2
Q
What does fibrocartilage contain?
A
Collagen bundles
3
Q
What do the collagen bundles in the tissue do?
A
Collagen bundles in the tissue take up a direction parallel to the cartilage
4
Q
Where and how is white fibrocartilage found?
A
as discs:
- between the vertebrae
- between the pubic bones in front of the pelvic girdle
5
Q
What does the cartilage between the vertebrae do?
A
The fibrocartilage between the vertebrae absorbs the shocks that will otherwise damage and jar the bones while we run or walk
