MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is cartilage? Cartilage is a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones. It acts as a shock absorber throughout your body. Cartilage at the end of your bones reduces friction and prevents them from rubbing together when you use your joints.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cartilage is a soft, elastic and flexible connective tissue that protects the bone from rubbing against each other. Bones are of two types: compact or spongy. Cartilage is of three types: Hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage and elastic cartilage. Bone cells are known as osteocytes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cartilage is formed from chondrocytes. They are large mature round cells having surface projections. Chondrocytes produce a combination of collagen, proteoglycans, and some other non-collagenous proteins. The formation of cartilage from the mesoderm germ layer is called chondrogenesis.