Question

write the define of cartilage

Answer 1

A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks

Answer 2

Answer :-

"Cartilage" is generally a semi-solid and flexible material, which is present between the bones of organisms.

Extra Information :-

• Cartilage is surrounded by a sheath of dense fibrous connective tissues known as "Perichondrium".

• The cells of Cartilage are known as "Chondrocytes".

• The Chondrocytes secrete a flexible matrix, known as "Chondrin".

• "Chondrin" is a "Mucoprotien".

• Cartilage is "Avascular" (not vascular).

• Nutrients diffuse into the cartilage from the nearby tissues.

• Blood vessels do not grow into the cartilage because Chondrocytes produce a chemical called "Antiangiogenesis factor".

• "Antiangiogenesis factor" is a "Potential anti-cancer agent".