GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of connective tissue makes up the embryonic skeleton?
A
fibrocartilage
B
hyaline cartilage
C
elastic cartilage
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyaline cartilage, the most widely distributed form, has a pearl-gray semitranslucent matrix containing randomly oriented collagen fibrils but relatively little elastin. It is normally found on surfaces of joints and in the cartilage making up the fetal skeleton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyaline cartilage tissue (also referred to as hyaline connective tissue or hyaline tissue) is a type of a cartilage tissue. It is the most common type of cartilage characterized by a glossy and smooth appearance. Where is hyaline cartilage found? Hyaline cartilage is found around the bones of free-moving joints.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the early stages of embryonic development, the embryo’s skeleton consists of fibrous membranes and hyaline cartilage. By the sixth or seventh week of embryonic life, the actual process of bone development, ossification (osteogenesis), begins.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three types of cartilage: Hyaline-most common, found in the ribs, nose, larynx, trachea.

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