Cartilage and Bone
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- What is the most abundant type of cartilage
- What is its relative strength compared to other cartilage types?
- What does it connect in the thorax
- What respiratory structure does it support
- What is Hyaline Cartilage role in joints?
- What two protective functions does hyaline cartilage serve
- Cartilage characterized by high resilience and flexibility
- What are Elastic cartilage main location
- Strongest type of cartliage that acts as a aashock absorber
- Functions of bone
- 4 main type of bones
- The structural material of bone composed of water, collagen fibers and mineral salts
- What is the percentage of water in bone matrix structure
- What percentage is made up of collagen fibers
- What percentage consists of crystallized mineral salts
- What is the primary mineral salt in this structure
- Outer connective tissue layer of bone containing osteogenic cells
- Bone forming cells that secrete collagen fibres for bone matrix
- What happens to the Osteoblasts after building matrix?
- What do osteoblasts become after being trapped in lacunae?
- Mature bone cells trapped within lacunae
- What is the primary function of osteocytes?
- Bone resorbing cells that regulate bone turnover
- What type of cells do osteoclasts develop from
- What is the function of osteoclasts in bone metabolism
- Basic structural unit of compact bone also called haversian system

- What structure run through osteon's center?
- 3 components are found in its central canal
- What surrounds the central canal in layers
- Dense bone tissue found beneath the periosteum with minimal spaces between structural components
- Small spaces in bone tissue that contain osteocytes
- Small canals in bone tissue connecting lacunae
- Less dense bone tissue characterized by a lattice like structure
- How does spongy bone structure differ from compact bone
- What is Spongy bones characteristic structural pattern
- What maybe found in the spaces between trabeculae
- Structural elements forming the lattice in spongy bone