MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

CARTILAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what type of cartilage reduces friction at the joints?
A
hyaline
B
fibrous
C
elastic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyaline cartilage at the ends of your bones is sometimes referred to as articular cartilage. Hyaline cartilage is slippery and smooth which helps your bones move smoothly past each other in your joints.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyaline cartilage is found in the articular cartilage that covers the ends of the bones within a joint. It provides a smooth surface to reduce friction when a bone moves over another bone within the joint.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Articular cartilage reduces friction within a synovial joint.

Detailed explanation-4: -hyaline cartilage, type of connective tissue, glossy pearl-gray or blue-white in appearance and resilient, found on surfaces of joints and in the cartilage making up the fetal skeleton.

Detailed explanation-5: -The periosteum covers the entire outer surface except where the epiphyses meet other bones to form joints (Figure 6.3. 2). In this region, the epiphyses are covered with articular cartilage, a thin layer of hyaline cartilage that reduces friction and acts as a shock absorber.

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