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Specialized Connective Tissue: Cartilage and Bone Quiz

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What is the main difference between cartilage and bone matrix?

Cartilage matrix is firm and pliable, while bone matrix is one of the hardest tissues of the body (correct)

Cartilage matrix is avascular, while bone matrix is richly vascularized

Cartilage matrix is composed of collagen fibers, while bone matrix contains only elastic fibers

Cartilage matrix is non-cellular, while bone matrix is cellular

How do cartilage cells receive their nourishment?

Via a network of lymphatic vessels within the cartilage

By direct absorption from the extracellular matrix

Through diffusion from blood vessels of surrounding connective tissues (correct)

Directly from blood vessels within the cartilage

What type of cells are chondrogenic cells derived from?

Epithelial cells

Erythrocytes

Mesenchymal cells (correct)

Endothelial cells

What provides nourishment to the cells of cartilage?

Blood vessels of surrounding connective tissues Signup and view all the answers

What do the fibers in cartilage consist of?

A combination of collagen and elastic fibers Signup and view all the answers

Which tissue is involved in supporting the body as part of the skeletal system?

Bone and cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the perichondrium?

Growth and maintenance of cartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cartilage is found in the nose and larynx?

Hyaline cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates chondrocytes near the periphery from those deeper in the cartilage?

Shape of the cell Signup and view all the answers

Where are chondrocytes more abundant and larger than those of hyaline cartilage?

In fibrocartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cartilage possesses abundant elastic fibers interposed with collagen fiber bundles?

Elastic cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes fibrocartilage from hyaline and elastic cartilage?

Scant amount of matrix Signup and view all the answers

Where are progenitor cells for chondroblasts found?

In the inner cellular layer of the perichondrium Signup and view all the answers

What are chondroblasts derived from?

Both mesenchymal cells and chondrogenic cells Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells display a large nucleus with a prominent nucleolus?

Young chondrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What covers hyaline and elastic cartilage?

Outer fibrous layer Signup and view all the answers