Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309 Lecture 8: Histology Lecture 8

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Apply a load to a tissue, the collagen restricts how far the elastin can move: collagen is restrictive. If you do not have collagen, there is nothing stopping elastin from pulling past its normal length. If you have just collagen and no elastin, as long as collagen pull to its length, the tissue can not distend anymore: collagen is not elastic. If you pull a collagenous tissue to failure, you get a curve: the initial break is the collagen breaking, collagen breaks first, then elastin. If you pull further, it breaks fully that is the elastin. Ground substance and gags is extremely important in the functioning of cartilage. During development, provides a model for bone. It provides a template for the growth of long bones during development: required for endochondral ossification. Joints knee, hip, etc: cartilage transfers the load applied to your joints.

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