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So it cushions the bones and so the wont grind when they hit each other. also for a kind of suspension for when you jump.
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What cartilage articulates from bone to bone?
hyaline cartilage is located in between bones
What is between bone and bone?
cartilage I guess.
What is the smooth tissue that acts as a buffer between bones?
Cartilage is the smooth tissue that acts as a buffer between bones.
What do ligaments and cartilage do?
ligaments connect bone to bone cartilage is a connective tissue
What is the single most outstanding physical difference between bone and cartilage?
The hardness. Bone is stiff and inflexible and cartilage is flexible. Your ears and tip of your nose are made of cartilage.
What is the space between bone?
It is called the articular surface."Articulate" is to make contact between two or more bones.The surfaces of the bones would be covered by hyaline cartilage.
Why do arthritis creaking?
Because bone rubbing on bone without cartilage in between creaks.
What does bone on bone mean in medical terms?
"Bone on bone" is a phrase often used to signify that arthritis has progressed to the point that the cushioning between bones is gone. For instance, if the knee cartilage is been destroyed, the bones may be touching.
What prevents damaging bone to bone contact with movable joints?
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Are fingers cartilage or bone?
Not really. The nails are more of a compact layered skin structure. Cartilage is more for cushioning and lubrication between bones. Some areas do have a rigid structure of cartilage, but it's softer than nail tissue.
What type of bone is the diaphysis of a long bone?
You have a primary cartilaginous joint between epiphysis and diaphysis. There is a plate of cartilage between the two. That make it possible for the bone to grow in length. This plate of cartilage is replaced by the bone tissue as the growth ceases.
Why is that an important place to have cartilage between the bone?
so that the bone doesnt get rubbed with each other!
