CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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it is never damaged
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it is vascular
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it is avascular
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hormones are present
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cartilage, like bone, is surrounded by a perichondrium-like fibrous membrane. This layer is not efficient at regenerating cartilage. Hence, its recovery is slow after injury.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cartilage is not innervated and therefore relies on diffusion to obtain nutrients. This causes it to heal very slowly.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cartilage is avascular, meaning that it has no blood supply. The lack of blood circulation in cartilage means that it is a very slow-healing type of tissue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cartilage is described as essentially avascular because it contains considerably fewer vessels than bone, and yet cartilage often does contain some blood vessels (Fig. 1d).
Detailed explanation-5: -Cartilage is thin, avascular, flexible and resistant to compressive forces. Bone is highly vascularised, and its calcified matrix makes it very strong.