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What is the main difference between cartilage and bone matrix?
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?
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?
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?
What provides nourishment to the cells of cartilage?
What do the fibers in cartilage consist of?
What do the fibers in cartilage consist of?
Which tissue is involved in supporting the body as part of the skeletal system?
Which tissue is involved in supporting the body as part of the skeletal system?
What is the main function of the perichondrium?
What is the main function of the perichondrium?
Which type of cartilage is found in the nose and larynx?
Which type of cartilage is found in the nose and larynx?
What differentiates chondrocytes near the periphery from those deeper in the cartilage?
What differentiates chondrocytes near the periphery from those deeper in the cartilage?
Where are chondrocytes more abundant and larger than those of hyaline cartilage?
Where are chondrocytes more abundant and larger than those of hyaline cartilage?
Which type of cartilage possesses abundant elastic fibers interposed with collagen fiber bundles?
Which type of cartilage possesses abundant elastic fibers interposed with collagen fiber bundles?
What distinguishes fibrocartilage from hyaline and elastic cartilage?
What distinguishes fibrocartilage from hyaline and elastic cartilage?
Where are progenitor cells for chondroblasts found?
Where are progenitor cells for chondroblasts found?
What are chondroblasts derived from?
What are chondroblasts derived from?
Which type of cells display a large nucleus with a prominent nucleolus?
Which type of cells display a large nucleus with a prominent nucleolus?
What covers hyaline and elastic cartilage?
What covers hyaline and elastic cartilage?
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