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physiology
Week 7: chpts 11,12,13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| elastic cartilage | external ear, epiglottis, auditory tubes, nasal cavity |
| hyaline cartilage | most common type of cartilage |
| fibrocartilage | abundant fibrous elements within the matrix |
| what does cartilage help to protect | surface of the bones |
| what are the two types of growth of cartilage | interstitial growth and appositional growth |
| interstitial growth | the cartilage cells of the tissue divide and secrete additional matrix |
| appositional growth | chondrocytes in the deep layer of the perichondrium begin to divide and secrete additional matrix |
| what are the three types of cartilage | elastic, hyaline, fibrocartilage |
| endogenous growth | another name for interstitial growth and means it occurs within the cartilage tissue |
| exogenous growth | occurs on the outer surfaces of cartilage tissue, also known as appositional growth |