Histology & Cell Biology - Cartilage
27/11/2021 8:12 PM
Ø Structure
Semi-rigid not completely hard, avascular, it gives support for our body s
and external ear helps in receiving sound, and present in respiratory tract
shaping. Some kind of cartilage are elastic in areas where flexibility Is imp
present inside the body in thin amounts very small thickness maybe big a
with the connective tissue. The cartilage depends on the surrounding conn
inside the cartilage are chondrocytes, cartilage are in fact chondroid tissue
fibers to make it elastic fibers, in one location in our body the interverte
main is type II but in some locations we either have addition of elastic fi
embedded inside the matrix they're chondrocytes, the cells surface after
disappears and chondrocytes remains. Bone is repairable but cartilage isn't
cartilage at the beginning. Ground substance of the cartilage is responsible
are responsible for the structure or this property, ground substance cont
cartilage is responsible for the hard structure of the cartilage, the protei
form one structure. Proteins of the ground substance are hyaluronic acid
keratan sulfate they're present in the cartilage responsible also for solid s
site of diffusion and acts like a shock absorber, due to the cartilage being
for the fetus instead of the bone at the beginning, so this cartilage is a
The cartilage remains for short time later step by step it degenerates an
Ø Nutritional support
All components will come through penetration through the matrix. The ca
Ø Locations
The cartilage forms the template or the site for development of most of
development is the hyaline cartilage forms a homogenous amorphous matr
whiteish color because of the collagenous fibers type II. Elastic cartilage h
large bundles of type I collagen.
27/11/2021 8:12 PM
Ø Structure
Semi-rigid not completely hard, avascular, it gives support for our body s
and external ear helps in receiving sound, and present in respiratory tract
shaping. Some kind of cartilage are elastic in areas where flexibility Is imp
present inside the body in thin amounts very small thickness maybe big a
with the connective tissue. The cartilage depends on the surrounding conn
inside the cartilage are chondrocytes, cartilage are in fact chondroid tissue
fibers to make it elastic fibers, in one location in our body the interverte
main is type II but in some locations we either have addition of elastic fi
embedded inside the matrix they're chondrocytes, the cells surface after
disappears and chondrocytes remains. Bone is repairable but cartilage isn't
cartilage at the beginning. Ground substance of the cartilage is responsible
are responsible for the structure or this property, ground substance cont
cartilage is responsible for the hard structure of the cartilage, the protei
form one structure. Proteins of the ground substance are hyaluronic acid
keratan sulfate they're present in the cartilage responsible also for solid s
site of diffusion and acts like a shock absorber, due to the cartilage being
for the fetus instead of the bone at the beginning, so this cartilage is a
The cartilage remains for short time later step by step it degenerates an
Ø Nutritional support
All components will come through penetration through the matrix. The ca
Ø Locations
The cartilage forms the template or the site for development of most of
development is the hyaline cartilage forms a homogenous amorphous matr
whiteish color because of the collagenous fibers type II. Elastic cartilage h
large bundles of type I collagen.
