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Specialized Connective Tissues: Cartilage and Bone

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What is a characteristic of cartilage?

It is highly vascularized and supplied with nerves and lymphatic vessels.

It does not contain any fibers.

It has one of the hardest tissues in the body.

It possesses a firm pliable matrix that resists mechanical stresses. (correct)

How do cartilage cells receive their nourishment?

From the hard tissues surrounding cartilage.

From diffusion through the matrix. (correct)

From direct contact with blood vessels.

From the lymphatic vessels.

What is the role of chondrogenic cells in cartilage?

They form the hardest tissue in cartilage.

They are involved in resisting mechanical stresses.

They are derived from mesenchymal cells. (correct)

They are solely responsible for the vascularization of cartilage.

What is the main function of bone and cartilage in the body?

Supporting the body as part of the skeletal system. Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of bone matrix?

It is one of the hardest tissues of the body. Signup and view all the answers

What are the cells in both cartilage and bone specialized to do?

Secrete the matrix in which they become trapped. Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cartilage is located in the nose, larynx, and trachea?

Hyaline cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What cells are derived from two sources: mesenchymal cells and chondrogenic cells of the inner cellular layer of the perichondrium?

Chondroblasts Signup and view all the answers

Where is elastic cartilage located?

Pinna of the ear Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for the growth and maintenance of cartilage?

Perichondrium Signup and view all the answers

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

Elastic cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What type of cells are chondroblasts derived from?

Chondrogenic cells Signup and view all the answers

Where is fibrocartilage present?

Intervertebral disks Signup and view all the answers

What gives elastic cartilage its flexibility?

Elastic fibers Signup and view all the answers

What do chondrocytes produce in fibrocartilage?

Collagen fibers Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of cartilage in the body?