GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fibrocartilage. Example : Intervertebral discs (between spinal vertebrae), Menisci (cartilage pads of the knee joint), the callus (formed at the ends of bones at the site of a fracture), between the Pubic Symphysis and at the junction where tendons insert into bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fibrocartilage is a mixture of dense regular connective tissue and hyaline cartilage. It is found in intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, articular discs and menisci of joints. Intervertebral discs that are found between adjacent vertebrae of the spine contain fibrocartilage .

Detailed explanation-3: -Fibrocartilage is a tough and inflexible form of cartilage found in the knee and between vertebrae.

Detailed explanation-4: -The meniscus is made from fibrocartilage and acts as a shock absorbing, stabilizing pad between the femur and the tibia. Both meniscus and cartilage tissues lack blood vessels and nerve endings that make repair of these tissues difficult once they are damaged.

Detailed explanation-5: -The intervertebral symphysis is a wide symphysis located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae of the vertebral column. Here a thick pad of fibrocartilage called an intervertebral disc strongly unites the adjacent vertebrae by filling the gap between them.