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What are the cells of cartilage called?
Chondrocytes
What are the spaces where cells live in cartilaginous matrix called?
Lacunae
What is the function of the extracellular matrix in cartilage?
Allow diffusion of substances between blood vessels in the surrounding tissue and the chondrocytes dispersed within the matrix.
What is the most common type of cartilage?
Hyaline
Where is hyaline cartilage found?
1) Articular joint surfaces
2) Epiphyseal plates of bones
3) Costal cartilage of ribs
4) Cartilage of nasal cavity
5) Larynx
6) Tracheal rings
Where is elastic cartilage found?
1) External ear
2) auditory tube
3) Epiglottis of larynx
What is the composition of fibrocartilage?
Dense irregular connective tissue and hyaline cartilage
Where is fibrocartilage found?
1) Intervertebral discs
2) Symphysis pubis
3) TMK and menisci of knee
4) Where tendons attach to bone
What is appositional growth?
Forming of new cartilage at the surface of an existing cartilage
What is interstitial growth?
The process that forms new cartilage within an existing cartilage mass