8. True or false: in both hyaline & elastic cartilage, the chondrocytes form nests?
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False
True
Neither
9. Select the statement that correctly identifies a feature/features of fibrocartilage.
Strong, resilient and highly elasticated
Well developed & very visible perichondrium
Durable with high tensile strength & resistance to compression
Yellow in its fresh form
10. Where is fibrocartilage most often found?
Major air pipes, articulating bone surfaces & fetal skeleton
Symphysis Pubis, intervertebral disks & site of some tendon-bone attachments
Major air pipes, articulating bone surfaces & fetal skeleton
Symphysis Pubis, intervertebral disks & site of some tendon-bone attachments
Epiglottis, external ear & Eustachian tubes
12. Select the statement that best identifies the perichondrium.
A connective tissue layer that surrounds the outer surface of cartilage & is essential for growth
An epithelial tissue layer that surrounds the inner surface of cartilage & is essential for repair
An epithelial tissue layer that surrounds the outer surface of cartilage & is essential for growth
An epithelial tissue layer that surrounds the outer surface of cartilage & is essential for repair
13. True or false: Hyaline cartilage has a ground substance with a relatively high water content, and is tranlucent in it's fresh form?
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True
Neither
False
14. What are the two types of growth that cartilage can undergo?
Appositonal & Endochondral
Intramembranous & Endochondral
Interstitial & Appositional
Interstitial & Endochondral
15. Select the statement which best identifies cartilage.
A soft, pliable, resilient, non-vascular connective tissue
A firm, pliable, resilient, non-vascular connective tissue
A soft, pliable, resilient, vascular connectivetissue
A firm, non-pliable, resilient, non-vascular connective tissue
16. Select the statement that best identifies cartilage.
Forms the temporary skeleton of the fetus & the template for the growth of long bones
Forms the skeleton of the fetus and infant & the template for the growth of small bones
Forms the temporary skeleton of the fetus & the template for the growth of small bones
Forms the skeleton of the fetus and infant & the template for the growth of long bones
17. Which type of fibres predominantly make up hyaline cartilage?
Collagen type II
Collagen type III
Collagen type I
Elastin
18. What are chondroprogenitor cells?
Repair cells that actively reseal any broken sections of cartilage
Bone stem cells that lie in the cartilage
Cartilage stem cells that lie in the inner layers of the perichondrium
Cartilage respiration cells that produce ATP by a similar mechanism to mitochondria
19. Which type of cartilaginous growth results in 'growth from within'?
Endochondral
Appositional
Interstitial
Intramembranous
20. Which of the following structures are located within the perichondrium?