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