EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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Question
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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 avascular, which means there are no blood vessels supplying it with nutrients. Instead, cartilage receives nutrients when they diffuse through surrounding connective tissue. As cartilage lacks blood vessels, it tends to heal more slowly when injured.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are no blood vessels in cartilage to supply the chondrocytes with nutrients. Instead, nutrients diffuse through a dense connective tissue surrounding the cartilage (called the perichondrium) and into the core of the cartilage.