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Chondroblast |
Cell which produces the matrix of cartilage |
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Chondrocytes |
Encased chondroblasts |
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Lacunae |
Space which chondrocytes occupy |
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Types of cartilage |
Hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage |
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Interstitial growth |
Growth from within the cartilage- chondrocytes within the lacunae divide becoming chondorblasts- as they get bigger secrete new matrix they become chondrocytes. |
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Appositional growth |
Growth of the width along the outside edge of the cartilage |