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Cartilage Histology in Faculty of Medicine

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What is the primary component of ground substance in cartilage?

Proteoglycans and glycoproteins (correct)

Chondrocytes and fibrocytes

Water

Elastic fibers and collagenic fibers

What is the characteristic of elastic cartilage that distinguishes it from hyaline cartilage?

Absence of perichondrium

Presence of glycoproteins

Higher water content

Presence of great amounts of elastic fibers (correct)

Where is white fibrocartilage typically found?

Symphysis pubis, intervertebral discs, and semilunar cartilage of knee joint (correct)

Eustachian tube and epiglottis

Hyoid bone and laryngeal cartilage

Ear pinna and external auditory meatus

What is the process by which immature chondrocytes divide and lay down matrix around them?

Interstitial growth Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of cartilage formation in the embryo?

Mesenchyme Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of cartilage repair in adults?

Formation of a connective tissue scar Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of water in the ground substance of cartilage?

60-80% Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the perichondrium in cartilage growth?

Dividing and differentiating into chondroblasts and chondrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of cartilage that distinguishes it from other connective tissues?

Presence of chondrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of cartilage found in the ear pinna and external auditory meatus?

Elastic cartilage Signup and view all the answers