Chapter 6 Flashcards
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most abundant skeletal cartilage
provides support with flexibility and resilience.
covers articular parts (writes bones, sutures)
only fiber type is collagen fibers
4 types: articular cartilage, costal cartilgae, respiratory cartilage and nasal cartilage
transluscent
hyaline cartilage
type of hyaline cartilage
connect the ribs to the sternum (breastbone)
costal cartilage
costal cartilage
type of hyaline cartilage
connect the ribs to the sternum (breastbone)
nasal cartilages
type of hyaline cartilage
support external nose
elastic cartilages
resembles hyaline cartilages but contain more stretchy elastic fibers.
better able to stand up to repeated bending
in 2 locations: external ear and epiglottis (flap that bends to cover the larynx when we swallow)
made up of cartilage tissue molded to fit body location & function.
cartilage made mostly of water that allows it to spring back to its original shape after being compressed
contains no nerves or blood vessels
surrounded by dense irregular connective tissue, the perichondrium
3 types: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage
made of cells called chondrocytes encased in small cavities (lucane) within an extracellular matrix
skeletal cartilage
fibrocartilages
cartilage that is highly compressible with great tensile strength
a parallel row of chondrocytes that alternate with collagen fibers.
located at sites that are subject to pressure and stretching (knee and discs between vertebrae)
perichondrium
layer of dense irregular connective tissue.
surrounds cartilage.
resists outward expansion when cartilage is compressed.
contains blood vessels and nutrients that diffuse thru the matrix to reach cartilage cells
respiratory cartilage
type of hyaline cartilage
form skeleton of the larynx (voicebox) and reinforce respiratory passageways
type of hyaline cartilage
support external nose
nasal cartilages
hyaline cartilage
most abundant skeletal cartilage
provides support with flexibility and resilience.
covers articular parts (writes bones, sutures)
only fiber type is collagen fibers
4 types: articular cartilage, costal cartilgae, respiratory cartilage and nasal cartilage
transluscent
skeletal cartilage
made up of cartilage tissue molded to fit body location & function.
cartilage made mostly of water that allows it to spring back to its original shape after being compressed
contains no nerves or blood vessels
surrounded by dense irregular connective tissue, the perichondrium
3 types: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage
made of cells called chondrocytes encased in small cavities (lucane) within an extracellular matrix
lacunae
small cavities that contain chondrocyte cells.
located in extracellular matrix containing ground substance and fibers
small cavities that contain chondrocyte cells.
located in extracellular matrix containing ground substance and fibers
lacunae
cartilage that is highly compressible with great tensile strength
a parallel row of chondrocytes that alternate with collagen fibers.
located at sites that are subject to pressure and stretching (knee and discs between vertebrae)
fibrocartilages
articular cartilage
type of hyaline cartilage
covers the end of most bones at movable joints
type of hyaline cartilage
form skeleton of the larynx (voicebox) and reinforce respiratory passageways
respiratory cartilage
layer of dense irregular connective tissue.
surrounds cartilage.
resists outward expansion when cartilage is compressed.
contains blood vessels and nutrients that diffuse thru the matrix to reach cartilage cells
perichondrium
type of hyaline cartilage
covers the end of most bones at movable joints
articular cartilage
resembles hyaline cartilages but contain more stretchy elastic fibers.
better able to stand up to repeated bending
in 2 locations: external ear and epiglottis (flap that bends to cover the larynx when we swallow)
elastic cartilages
cartilage growth
cartilage can accomodate mitosis
2 ways: appositional growth and interstitial growth
cartilage growth ends during adolescene when skeleton stops growing.
cartilage can become calcified (hardened due to deposit of calcium salts)
appositional growth
cartilage forming cells surrounding the perichondrium secrete new matrix against the external face of the existing cartilage tissue
interstitial growth
chondrocytes in the lacunae divide and secrete new matrix which expands cartilage from within
cartilage forming cells surrounding the perichondrium secrete new matrix against the external face of the existing cartilage tissue
appositional growth