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13 Cards in this Set
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cartilage is ____ without ____ fibers and has ____ ground substance
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avascular - nerve fibers - resilient
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resilient ground substance contains (3)
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h2o - chondroitin sulfate - hyaluronic acid
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perichondrium surrounds & supplies
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nutrients to cartilage
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chondroblasts secrete
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matrix
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chondrocytes reside in
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lacunae
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collagen fibers w/ chondroblast or chondrocytes are scattered within
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the matrix
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3 types of cartilage
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hyaline - elastic - fibrocartilage
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hyaline cartilage function (3)
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supports - reinforces - resist compression
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hyaline cartilage location (6)
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joints - nose - ribs - larynx - trachea - bronchal tubes
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elastic cartilage function (2)
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maintains shape - flexibility
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elastic cartilage location (2)
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ear - epiglottis
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fibrocartilage function (2)
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withstands tension and compression
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fibrocartilage location (3)
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intervertebral discs - pubic symphysis - cartilage of knees
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