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Histology of Cartilage
Learning objectives
? To know the types of cartilage and their location in body.
? To know the salient histological features of each type of cartilage.
? To be able to identify cartilage in a histology slide.
Classes of Connective Tissue
Cartilage
? Specialised Connective
tissue :
A. Cells
B. Extracellular components.
? No vessels or nerves.
? Perichondrium present
Extracellular matrix
Ground substance
? Hyaluronan
? chondroitin sulfates
? keratan sulfate
? Tropocollagen
? Collagen type II
Types of cartilages
? Hyaline cartilage
? Elastic cartilage
? Fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage
? Isogenous groups of chondrocytes
? Territorial matrix
? Interterritorial matrix
Elastic Cartilage
Located in
? epiglottis cartilage
? corniculate
? cuneiform cartilage
? external ear
? auditory tube.
? Elastic fibres
? Maintains shape
Fibrous Cartilage
? Transitional
? Chondrocytes lie in short rows.
? Perichondrium difficult to define.
Articular Cartilage
? Specialised form of hyaline
cartilage.
? Covers articulating ends of the
bones
Lubrication
wear-proof
slightly compressible
exhibit very little friction.
? No perichondrium and is partly
vascularized.
Layers
Growth in cartilages
? Appositional growth ?
? Interstitial growth ?
isogenous cells nest
Identify
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