Cartilage Flashcards
(21 cards)
Name three types of cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Elastic cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Which cells form cartilage?
Chondricytes
Where do chondrocytes come from?
Fibroblasts
Protein and their purpose in cartilage?
Collagen for strength
Elastin for elasticity
How does cartilage get nutrients? Why?
Simple diffusion
Because a vascular
Does cartilage feel pain?
No, cartilage does not have nerves
Purpose of hyaline cartilage?
Reduce friction and absorb shock
Purpose of elastic cartilage? (3)
Shape, elasticity, support
Purpose of fibrous cartilage? (3)
Shock absorption
Rigidity
Support
Hyaline cartilage found in? (3)
Larynx
Trachea
Articular joints
Elastic cartilage found in? (3)
Outer Ear
Epiglottis
Eustachian tube
Fibrous cartilage found in? (2)
Intervertebral disks
Pubic symphysis
What are ligaments? What kind of tissue?
Fibrous connective tissue connecting bones to each other
What are tendons and what tissue?
Connect bone to muscle
Fibrous connective tissue
What are joints?
Points where bones meet connected by ligaments
Three types of joints?
Synarthroses
Amphiarthroses
Synovial joints
What are synarthroses and where found?
Immovable joints
Skull
What are amphiarthroses and where are they found?
Slightly movable joints
E.g. spine
What are synovial joints? (1) Where found? (2)
Synovial fluid lubricated bone-bone connection
Ball and socket joint in the shoulder
Hinge joint in the elbow
What is articular cartilage?
Connective tissue at bone ends in joints
Three things about articular cartilage?
Degrades with too much shock and stress
Recovers slowly
Its inflammation is called arthritis
