Ch 4: Connective tissue: cartilage, bone, fluid

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What are the general features cartilage

firm extracellular matrix, no blood supply, heals slowly

cells are far apart, located in lucanae (small spaces for the cell)

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What are the types of cartilage?

Hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic cartilage

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What is the function of hyaline cartilage? What is an example?

very firm support and binding like hard glass like plastic, on the articular cartilage on the end of the bone

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What is the function of fibrocartilage? What is an example?

tough resiliant support or binding like rubber sole of the shoe, pubic symphasis or intravertabral discs

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What is the function of elastic cartilage? What is an example?

very flexible framewrok like soft plastic, on the outer ear

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What type of connective tissue is bone?

hard/firm conn. tissue

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What are bones made of?

cells+ground substance+fibers

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What is fluid conn. tissue?

blood

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What is blood made up of?

cells+ground substance+fibers