Human Anatomy - Supporting Connective Tissue - Cartilage + Bone
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| hyaline cartilage - structure | structure - glassy-appearing matrix; lacunae house chondrocytes; tissue usually covered by perichondrium
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| fibrocartilage - structure | structure - readily visible, parallel collagen fibers in matrix; lacunae house chondrocytes; no perichondrium
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| elastic cartilage - structure | structure - contains abundant elastic fibers; elastic fibers form weblike mesh around lacunae; perichondrium present
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| hyaline cartilage - function | function - smooth surface for movement at joints; model for bone growth; supports soft tissue
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| fibrocartilage - function | function - resists compression; absorbs shock in some joints
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| elastic cartilage - function | function - maintains structure and shape while permitting extensive flexibility
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| hyaline cartilage - location | location - most of fetal skeleton; covers articular ends of long bones; costal cartilage; larynx, trachea, nose
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| fibrocartilage - location | location - intervertrebral discs; pubic symphysis; menisci of knee joints
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| elastic cartilage - location | location - external ear, epiglottis of larynx
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| compact bone - structure | structure - calcified matrix arranged in osteons (concentric lamellae arranged around a central canal containing blood vessels)
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| spongy bone - structure | structure - lacks organization of compact bone; contains macroscopic spaces; arranged in a meshwork pattern
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| compact bone - function | function - supports soft structures; protects vital organs; provides levers for movement; stores calcium and phosphorus
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| spongy bone - function | function - supports soft structures; protects vital organs; provides levers for movement; stores calcium and phosphorus; site of hemopoiesis
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| compact bone - location | location - bones of body
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| spongy bone - location | location - bones of body
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