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Skeletal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is skeletal system consist of? | Bones, Cartilage, ligaments and other supportive connective tissue |
| CA is used for? | muscle contraction |
| where is cartilage found? | throughout the body |
| Mature Cartilage | IS avascular |
| how many types of Cartilage? | 3types-hyaline, fibrous, elastic |
| what are function of cartilage? | support of soft tissue articulation precursor model of bone growth |
| what two types of cartilage consist of NO perichondrium? | Fibrocartilage & Elastic |
| Hyaline Cartilage | most abundant, matrix is translucent. NO FIBER |
| 2 GROWTH PATTERNS | Appositional Growth- along outside edge or periphery Interstitial- from within |
| Depostion of minerals into matrix results in | Calcification |
| ossification | cartilage turned into bone |