MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyaline cartilage consists of a matrix with cells called chondrocytes embedded in it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mucoid connective tissue is located within the umbilical cord as Wharton’s jelly and is a gelatinous tissue primarily composed of a ground substance with few collagen or reticular fibers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes, and the intervertebral discs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ground substance is a gel-like material that fills the spaces between connective tissue cells. It is a mixture of glycoproteins, glycoaminoglycans (such as hyaluronic acid), and proteoglycans. Ground substance can be very fluid, as in the vitreous humor in the posterior cavity of the eye, or calcified, as in a bone.