Results for: Cartilage

In Skeletal System

What is cartilage?

Cartilage is flexible connective tissue that is often found injoints near bones. Elastic cartilage is more flexible than hyalinecartilage. It is found between bones in joints … ( Full Answer )
In Skeletal System

What does the cartilage do?

Cartilage is connective tissue that covers the end of bone wherethere is a moving joint. Cartilage and synovial fluid make itpossible for the joints move freely and without pa… ( Full Answer )
In Health

Where is the cartilage found?

Cartilage is a firm, elastic and flexible type of connective tissuethat covers the surface of joints, allowing bones to slide overeach other. It is found on the ears, nose, kn… ( Full Answer )
In Science

Why is cartilage important?

Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. It is composed of collagen fibers and/or elastin fibers, and cells called chondrocytes, all of which are embedded in a firm gel… ( Full Answer )
In Human Anatomy and Physiology

What is cartilage and where is it?

Cartilage is a slick (3 times more than ice) and helps prevent grinding of bones. The cartilage is located on the ends of each bone by your joints where the tendons connect th… ( Full Answer )
In Human Anatomy and Physiology

Does cartilage regenerate?

It doesn't just "grow back" but it can shift. it rarely goes back to how it used to be.
In Uncategorized

What is triradiate cartilage?

The tri-radiate cartilage is the growth-plate of Iliac,Ischial and Pubic bones and it is Y shaped.It basically unites these three hip bones.
In Uncategorized

Why does cartilage calcify?

So when you break a bone you got a reserve storage of bone you can replace your bone with a cartilage and walk again that's why it takes 6 weeks to calcify cartilage so you ca… ( Full Answer )
In Science

Cartilage is found in?

Cartilages are found in ears, knees and elbows, between the ribs, between tendons and ligaments and nose
In Sharks

Do you have shark cartilage?

We do not have shark cartilage because then we would be sharks and I do not want to be a shark or have any shark cartilage in me at all.