GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chrondrocytes are located between a network of threadlike elastic fibres, the abundance of elastic fibres makes it flexible and resilient. It provides support and maintains shape of, e.g. the pinna or lobe of the ear, the epiglottis and blood vessel walls. Example : the auricle of the outer ear .

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyaline cartilage is highly resistant to compression. It does NOT always have a perichondrium (as in articular cartilage). Its matrix consists of type II collagen and hyaluronan, and it is NOT found in the pinna of the ear and epiglottis (elastic cartilage is found there).

Detailed explanation-3: -Where bone ends meet to form a joint, they are covered by hyaline cartilage. This cartilage appears bluish white and glistening in a normal healthy joint. Its primary function is to provide some cushioning and minimize friction between the bone ends.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyaline, or articular, cartilage covers the ends of bones to create a low-friction environment and cushion at the joint surface.