HISTOLOGY
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 Healing Considerations Cartilage is avascular, meaning that it has no blood supply. The lack of blood circulation in cartilage means that it is a very slow-healing type of tissue. Nutrition to cartilage is maintained by fluid in the joints, which lubricates the tissue.
Detailed explanation-3: -The avascularity of cartilage limits its size according to the distance small molecules can diffuse through the matrix to nourish the chondrocytes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cartilage has a decreased ability to self-repair because of its inherent limited vascularity that results in poor replicative capacity of chondrocytes, the main cell type in cartilage.