GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Forms the tip of the nose, the costal cartilage connecting the ribs and sternum, and the embryonic skeleton
A
elastic cartilage
B
reticular tissue
C
dense irregular tissue
D
bone tissue
E
hyaline cartilage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyaline cartilage is the most widespread and is the type that makes up the embryonic skeleton. It persists in human adults at the ends of bones in free-moving joints as articular cartilage, at the ends of the ribs, and in the nose, larynx, trachea, and…

Detailed explanation-2: -The cartilage strips are called costal cartilage (“costal” is the anatomical adjective that refers to the rib) and connect on their other end to the sternum.

Detailed explanation-3: -The costal cartilages are bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax. Costal cartilage is only found at the anterior ends of the ribs, providing medial extension.

Detailed explanation-4: -In adults, hyaline cartilage is located in the articular surfaces of movable joints, in the walls of the respiratory tracts (nose, larynx, trachea, and bronchi), in the costal cartilages, and in the epiphyseal plates of long bones.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hyaline-most common, found in the ribs, nose, larynx, trachea.

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