MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ground substance in Bond and cartilage are jelly like
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both bone and cartilage use mainly collagen and elastic protein fibers in their extracellular matrix, but cartilage uses a ground substance rich in the carbohydrate hyaluronan and bone uses a ground substance rich in a mineralized calcium phosphate compound known as hydroxyapatite.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cartilage is a form of connective tissue in which the ground substance is abundant and of a firmly gelated consistency that endows this tissue with unusual rigidity and resistance to compression. The cells of cartilage, called chondrocytes, are isolated in small lacunae within the matrix.

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