Connective Tissue: Cartilage
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Which cartilage type contains dense bundles of collagen providing high tensile strength in intervertebral discs?
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Fibrocartilage
- Connective Tissue: Cartilage is a specialized connective tissue with a solid but pliable matrix.
- Fibrocartilage: The strongest type of cartilage. It contains thick bundles of white collagen fibers.
- Function: It provides immense tensile strength and allows for significant pressure-bearing.
- Localization: Characteristic of intervertebral discs (cushions between the vertebrae) and the pubic symphysis.
- Comparison: Hyaline is the most common (articular surfaces); Elastic contains yellow elastic fibers (ear pinna, epiglottis).
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About This Question
- Subject
- biology
- Chapter
- structural organisation in animals and plants
- Topic
- connective tissue: cartilage
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year
- 2025
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