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Title

A+P

Description

Bones and Skeletal Tissue

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Subject

Anatomy

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

10/01/2012

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Additional Anatomy Flashcards

Term

Skeletal Cartilage

Definition

-No nerve or blood vessels

-surrounded by dense irregular connective tissue

or the Perichondrium

Term

Hyaline Cartilage

Definition

-Collegen fibers only, most abundant type

-Articular, costar, respitory, nasal cartilage

Term

Elastic Cartilage

Definition

-contains elastic fibers

-External ear and epiglottis

Term

Fibrocartilage

Definition

-Thick collagen fibers, great tensile strength

-Menisci of knee, vertebral discs

Term

Appositional Growth

Definition

-Cells secrete matrix on edge of existing cartilage - grow in length