Histology of Cartilage - Medicine BM5 NLM1

Histology of Cartilage for BM5 NLM1.

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1. Select the statement that correctly identifies a feature/features of fibrocartilage.

  • Well developed & very visible perichondrium
  • Durable with high tensile strength & resistance to compression
  • Strong, resilient and highly elasticated
  • Yellow in its fresh form
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2. True or false: in both hyaline & elastic cartilage, the chondrocytes form nests?

  • Neither
  • I don't know, I'm sorry, I haven't revised this well enough, please accept my grovelling apologies for being utterly inadequate in relation to this question
  • True
  • False

3. Which type of fibres are most common in fibrocartilage. and are arranged in bundles between the rows of chondrocytes?

  • Magic fibres
  • Collagen type II fibres
  • Collagen type I fibres
  • Elastic fibres

4. Where is hyaline cartilage most commonly found?

  • Oropharangeal airway, nasopharyngeal airway & epiglottis
  • Epiglottis, external ear & Eustachian tubes
  • Major air pipes, articulating bone surfaces & fetal skeleton
  • Symphysis Pubis, intervertebral disks & site of some tendon-bone attachments

5. Where is fibrocartilage most often found?

  • Major air pipes, articulating bone surfaces & fetal skeleton
  • Symphysis Pubis, intervertebral disks & site of some tendon-bone attachments
  • Oropharangeal airway, nasopharyngeal airway & epiglottis
  • Epiglottis, external ear & Eustachian tubes
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