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In-vertebral discs are made of?
fibro cartilage
What are the three major types of skeletal cartilage?
Elastic , hyaline, and fibro cartilage
Where is fibro cartilage found?
pubic symphysisintervertebral discmenisci of the knee
Which tissue is found in intervertebral discs?
White Fibro cartilage
What is the main function of fibro cartilage?
Fibrocartilage tissue provides support and rigidity to attached/surrounding structures.
Does hyaline cartilage connect between bones and sutures?
Sutures are only found in the skull. Sutures are classified as a Fibrous joint - and permit no movement. Sutures are connected by fibro cartilage. Fibrous cartilage is made up of dense irregular connective tissue.
Is Fibro cartilage is the most common type of cartilage in the body?
No, fibrocartilage is not the most common type of cartilage in the body. Hyaline cartilage is the most common type and is found in areas such as the nose, respiratory tract, and the ends of long bones. Fibrocartilage is found in structures like intervertebral discs and pubic symphysis.
Where on the bone is cartlidge located?
cartilage :- it is a connective tissue which lies at joints between the bones or surrounding the bone it is mainly of two kinds hylaine cartilage and fibro cartilage the other areas where cartilage are found are :the rib cage, theear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs
Is fibrocartilage flexible and elastic?
Fibrocartilage is not as flexible or elastic as other types of cartilage. It is a dense, fibrous tissue that provides structural support and strength to areas of the body that are subject to high levels of stress or mechanical loading, such as the intervertebral discs in the spine and the knee joint.
Is it true fibrocartilage is weaker than elastic and hyaline cartilage?
In specific areas yes. For example articular cartilage found in the knee and elbow is replaced by fibrocartilage when damaged as it lacks the ability to regenerate without the covering perichondrium
Where do adults have cartilage?
Hello, Cartilage is a connective tissue consisting of a dense matrix of collagen fibres and elastic fibres embedded in a rubbery ground substance. There are three types of cartilage found in the body: Hyaline - at the end of long bones at joints elastic - outer ear / larnyx / epiglottis fibro - symphisis pubis / intervertebral discs If you need to know more about these individual things, go search it up, Wikipedia helps. Hope I Helped
What body part does the medical root word fibro refer to?
The medical root word 'fibro' refers to the fibers.
