BIO 1140 Study Guide - Perichondrium, Medullary Cavity, Pubic Symphysis

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It is not as hard and rigid as bone but is stiffer and less flexible than muscle. Cartilage is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix composed of collagen fibers, abundant ground substance rich in proteoglycan, and elastin fibers. Cartilage is classified in three types, elastic cartilage, hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage, which differ in the relative amounts of these three main components. Unlike other connective tissues, cartilage does not contain blood vessels. The chondrocytes are supplied by diffusion from the blood vessels of the perichondrium (connective tissue surrounding cartilages that odes contain blood vessels) & dense regular ct: location: intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, discs of knee joints (where hyaline cartilage meets a ligament or a tendon, function: tensile strength with ability to absorb compressive shock. Unlike bones, cartilages do not have a hard matrix, but instead have a flexible matrix that can facilitate mitosis.

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