| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hyaline cartilage | comprises most skeletal cartilages and provides sturdy support w/ some give-looks like frosted glass when viewed unaided eye (chondrocytes snuggly housed in lacunae, appear spherical, and collagen fibers are the only fiber type in its matrix) |
| elastic cartilage | much more flexible than hyaline cartilage and tolerates repeated bending better w/ more elastic fibers (cartilages of external ear and the epiglottis) |
| fibrocartilage | great tensile strength and can withstand heavy compression-consists of rows of chondrocytes alternating w/ rows of thick collagen fibers and always found where hyaline cartilage joins a tendon or ligamnet (used to construct the intervertebral discs and the cartilages within the knee joint) |
Combine with other sets
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