Cartilage and Bone

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

What is the common embryonic origin of cartilage and bone?

Back (Answer)

Mesenchyme

Front (Question)

What is the order of cell development which forms bone?

Back (Answer)

• Mesenchyme • Osteoblast • Osteocyte • Bone

Front (Question)

What is the order of cell development which forms cartilage?

Back (Answer)

• Mesenchyme • Chondroblast • Chondrocyte • Cartilage

Front (Question)

Name 4 features of cartilage

Back (Answer)

• Strong but slightly flexible • Withstands compression forces • Major role in endochondral ossification • Avascular

Front (Question)

How do chondroblasts change into chondrocytes?

Back (Answer)

Chondroblasts secrete ECM and become trapped inside to become chondrocytes

Front (Question)

How do chondrocytes exist in the matrix?

Back (Answer)

Enclosed in lacunae

Front (Question)

What are the 3 types of cartilage?

Back (Answer)

• Hyaline • Elastic • Fibrocartilage

Front (Question)

Name 3 places hyaline cartilage is found

Back (Answer)

• Articular surfaces of bone • Trachea + Bronchus • Costal cartilage

Front (Question)

Name 2 places elastic cartilage is found

Back (Answer)

• Pinna of external ear 2. Epiglottis

#10

Front (Question)

Name 3 places fibrocartilage is found

Back (Answer)

• Tendon insertions • Pubic symphysis • Intervertebral discs

#11

Front (Question)

What colour does hyaline cartilage stain in H&E?

Back (Answer)

Mottled

#12

Front (Question)

What comprises the matrix of hyaline cartilage?

Back (Answer)

Type 2 collagen fibres embedded in a gel of proteoglycans and structural glycoproteins

#13

Front (Question)

Why can hyaline cartilage work as such an effective shock absorber?

Back (Answer)

High water content bound to GAGs

#14

Front (Question)

What does GAG stand for?

Back (Answer)

Glycosaminoglycan

#15

Front (Question)

What is the main difference between elastic and hyaline cartilage?

Back (Answer)

Elastic cartilage contains elastic fibres

#16

Front (Question)

What is the main difference between elastic and hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage?

Back (Answer)

Fibrocartilage lacks a perichondrium

#17

Front (Question)

What is the perichondrium?

Back (Answer)

A dense irregular connective tissue which surrounds cartilage

#18

Front (Question)

What is the main type of collagen contained in fibrocartilage?

Back (Answer)

Type 1

#19

Front (Question)

What is the usual arrangement of chondrocytes in fibrocartilage?

Back (Answer)

Linear

#20

Front (Question)

What 3 things make up the bone matrix?

Back (Answer)

• Type 1 Collagen • Proteoglycan aggregates • Glycoproteins

#21

Front (Question)

What adds strength to the bone matrix?

Back (Answer)

Calcium phosphate in the form of hydroxyapatite crystals

#22

Front (Question)

What is the function of osteoclasts?

Back (Answer)

Resorb bone for regeneration function

#23

Front (Question)

What is the function of osteoblast?

Back (Answer)

Forms the bone matrix

#24

Front (Question)

What is the function of osteocytes?

Back (Answer)

Maintains bone tissue