CARTILAGE
TYPES
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Question
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Does cartilage contain blood vessels?
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No
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Yes
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Only in hyaline cartilage
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Only in elastic cartilage
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike most tissues, articular cartilage does not have blood vessels, nerves, or lymphatics. It is composed of a dense extracellular matrix (ECM) with a sparse distribution of highly specialized cells called chondrocytes .
Detailed explanation-2: -What is cartilage made of? Cartilage a strong and smooth substance made up of “chondrocytes, ” or specialized cartilage cells, that produce a matrix of collagen, proteoglycans (a special type of protein) and other non-collagenous proteins.
Detailed explanation-3: -Epithelial tissues do not contain blood vessels and as such are avascular.
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