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What type of cells are associated with cartilage?
Chondrogenic cells
What is the main function of cartilage in the body?
Resisting mechanical stresses
How do cartilage cells receive nourishment?
Through diffusion from the matrix
What gives cartilage its structure and composition?
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What type of fibers are found in cartilage?
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What is the main function of bone in the body?
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What is the most common cartilage of the body?
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What do chondrocytes produce in the matrix of fibrocartilage?
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Which cells are derived from mesenchymal cells and chondrogenic cells of the inner cellular layer of the perichondrium?
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Where is elastic cartilage located in the body?
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Which type of cartilage does not possess a perichondrium?
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Where are chondrocytes more abundant and larger than those of hyaline cartilage?
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What type of fibers give elastic cartilage much more flexibility than hyaline cartilage?
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Which cells are progenitor cells for chondroblasts?
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What do young chondrocytes have a pale-staining cytoplasm with?
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What do older chondrocytes display a greatly reduced complement of?
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