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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Cartilage

Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. Cartilage is composed of cells called chondrocytes which are dispersed in a firm gel-like ground substance, called the matrix. Cartilage is avascular (contains no blood vessels) and nutrients are diffused through the matrix. Cartilage is found in the joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks. There are three main types of cartilage: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage. Cartilage - Composition. Much like other conne ...

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Cartilage - Invertebrate cartilage

cartilage: Encyclopedia II - Cartilage - Types of cartilage There are three different types of cartilage, each with special characteristics adapted to local needs. Cartilage - Hyaline cartilage. This is the most abundant type of cartilage. The name hyaline is derived from the greek word hyalos, meaning glass. This refers to the translucent matrix or ground substance. Hyaline cartilage is found lining bones in joints (articular cartilage) . It is also present inside bones, serving as a center of ossification or bone growth. ...

The cricoid cartilage, or simply cricoid, is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea. It sits just inferior to the thyroid cartilage in the neck, and is joined to it medially by the median cricothyroid ligament and postero-laterally by the cricothyroid joints. Inferior to it are the rings of cartilage around the trachea (which are not continuous - rather they are C-shaped with a gap posteriorly). The cricoid is joined to the first tracheal ring by the cricotracheal ligament, and this can be felt as a more yielding area between ...

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Adam's apple

The human larynx rests in a frame of cartilage bound by ligaments and muscles. At the front is the thyroid cartilage, creating the lump at the front of the neck, known as the laryngeal prominence or more commonly as the Adam's apple. The etymology of the term "Adam's apple" is unclear: Webster's 1913 dictionary states that the term "... is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit, (an ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Bronchiole

The bronchioles are the first airway branches that no longer contain cartilage. They are branches of the bronchi, and are smaller than one millimetre in diameter. There are no glands or cartilage in any of the bronchioles, and the epithelial cells become more cuboidal in shape. Bronchioles divide until they become terminal bronchioles. After these the respiratory bronchioles have sporadic alveoli on their walls. Eventually the respiratory tract ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Chimaera

Callorhynchidae Rhinochimaeridae Chimaeridae Other meanings, based on a fantastic animal, are at Chimera. Chimaera is the common name of the species in the families Callorhynchidae, Rhinochimaeridae and Chimaeridae which all are closely related to sharks; they are also called ghost sharks. Chimaeras live in temperate ocean floors and grow to be up to 2 meters. As all members of the chondrichthyes class, chimaeras have a skeleton constructed of cartilage. The skin is smooth and lacks scales, and i ...

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Bone

Bone, also called osseous tissue, (Latin: "os") is a type of hard endoskeletal connective tissue found in many vertebrate animals. Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the skeleton. Bone has a different composition than cartilage, and both are derived from mesoderm. In common parlance, cartilage can also be called "bone", cert ...

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Xyphoid process

The xiphoid process is a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum which is usually ossified in the adult human. By age 25 to 29, the xiphoid usually fuses to the body of the sternum with a fibrous joint. Unlike the synovial articulation of major joints, this is non movable. Much the way the first seven ribs articulate with the sternum, the cartilage in the solar plexus joins on the xiphoid process, reinforcing it, and ind ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Collagen

Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 1/4 of the total. It is one of the long, fibrous structural proteins whose functions are quite different from those of globular proteins such as enzymes. It is tough and inextensible, with great tensile strength, and is the main component of cartilage, ligaments and tendons, and the main protein component of bone and teeth. Along with soft keratin, it is responsible for skin strength and elasticity, and its degradatio ...

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Conch piercing

The Inner Conch piercing is a perforation of the center ear cartilage, adjacent to the ear canal, for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. Typically, inner conch piercings are of a larger diameter, such as 10g or 8g or larger. After sufficient stretching, an open earlet or simlar piece of body jewelry can be worn in the healed piercing. The piercing itself is made with a large gauge hollow piercing needle, and barbell jewelry is usually worn during the healing and stretching period. Alternatively, a der ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Chondrichthyes

see text The Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fishes are jawed fish with paired fins, paired nostrils, scales, two-chambered hearts, and skeletons made of cartilage. They consist of several orders: Subclass Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays and skates) Superorder Batoidea (rays and skates), containing the orders: Rajiformes (common rays and skates) Pristiformes (Sawfishes) Torpediniformes (electric rays) Superorder Selachimorpha (sharks), containing t ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Sternum

Sternum or breastbone is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax (chest). It connects to the rib bones via cartilage, forming the rib cage with them, and thus helps to protect the lungs and heart from physical trauma. The sternum is usually cut open (a sternotomy) to gain access to the thoracic contents when performing cardiothoracic surgery. Sternum - Overview. The sternum (Figs. 1 to 3) is an elongated, flattened bone, forming the middle portion of the anterior wall of the thor ...

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Sternum - Xiphoid Process

Sternum - Surfaces

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Vocal cords

The vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx. They vibrate, modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during phonation. Open during breathing, the folds are controlled via the arytenoid cartilages for speech or singing. They are white because of poor blood circulation. The folds vibrate when they are closed to obstruct the airflow through the glottis, the space between the folds: they are forced open by ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Creaky voice

Creaky voice (also called laryngealisation or vocal fry, especially in the US), is a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together; as a result, the vocal folds are compressed rather tightly, becoming relatively slack and compact, and forming a large, irregularly vibrating mass. The frequency of the vibration is very low (20–50 pulses per second, about two octaves below normal voice) and the airflow through the glottis is very slow. A slight degree of laryngealisation, occurring e.g. ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Nostril

A nostril is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. In birds and mammals they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation. Fish do not breathe through their noses, but they do have two small holes used for smelling which may be called nostrils. The nostrils of some whales are highly asymmetric, one nostril proceeding straight diagonally up to the blowhole, the other detouring to the back of the head. This is thought to give an evol ...

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Autologous

In biology, autologous refers to cells, tissues or even proteins that are reimplanted in the same individual as they come from. For instance, bone marrow or cartilage may be donated autologously. Autologous - Autologous blood donation. In blood banking terminology, autologous refers to a blood donation marked for use by the donor, often in an upcoming scheduled surgery. Advantages are: Blood type will always match, even with a rare blood type or antibody type The ...

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cartilage: Encyclopedia - Cricothyroid muscle

The cricothyroid muscle attaches to the anterolateral aspect of the cricoid and the inferior cornu and lower lamina of the thyroid cartilage, tilting the thyroid forwards and lengthening the vocal cords. It's the only laryngeal muscle supplied by the external laryngeal nerve (rather than the recurrent laryngeal nerve). See also: Cricothyroid ligament facial expression: auricularis anterior - buccinator - corrugator supercilii - depressor anguli oris - depressor labii inferioris - depressor septi nasi - levator ang ...

cartilage: Encyclopedia - Bone marrow

'Bone marrow' (or "medulla ossea") is the tissue comprising the center of large bones. It is the place where new blood cells are produced. Bone marrow contains two types of stem cells: hemopoietic (which can produce blood cells) and stromal (which can produce fat, cartilage and bone). Stromal stem cells have the capability to differentiate into many kinds of tissues, such as nervous tissue. Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to the three classes of blood cell that are found in the circulation: leukocytes, red blood cells (erythrocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes). The tissue of bone marrow, where pluripotential hemopo ...