MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the tissue that is in between vertebra and knee
A
elastic cartilage
B
fibrocartilage
C
loose (areolar)
D
hyaline cartilage
Explanation: 

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: -Hyaline cartilage is found lining bones in joints (articular cartilage). It is also present inside bones, serving as a center of ossification or bone growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The meniscus is made from fibrocartilage and acts as a shock absorbing, stabilizing pad between the femur and the tibia.

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