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what does cartilage consist of
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- Chondrocytes
- ECM (made up of fibers and ground substance) |
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Name the 3 types of Cartilage
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1) Hyaline
2) Elastic 3) Fibrocartilage |
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where can hyaline cartilage be found
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- articular surface of movable joints
- walls of larger respiratory surfaces - ventral ends of ribs |
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where can fibrocartilage be found
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- in the intervertebral disks
- articular menscies |
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where can elastic cartilage be found
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- auricle of ear
- walls of external auditory canal - epiglottis |
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what are the components of the general structure of cartilage
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- perichondrium
- chondron - chondrocyte - lacuna - pericellualr matrix - capsular matrix - interterritorial matrix |
