CARTILAGE
TYPES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Name the outermost covering of cartilage
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Chondrocytes
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Chondrin
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Perichondrium
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Perichondrium’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elastic cartilage (like hyaline cartilage) has chondrocytes located in lacunae and the tissue is surrounded by a perichondrium .
Detailed explanation-3: -Perichondrium is a type of connective tissue, and also functions in the growth and repair of cartilage. Once vascularized, the perichondrium becomes the periosteum. [
Detailed explanation-4: -Subchondral tissue. The tough, thin outer membrane covering the bones is called the periosteum.
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