Search for notes by fellow students, in your own course and all over the country.

Browse our notes for titles which look like what you need, you can preview any of the notes via a sample of the contents. After you're happy these are the notes you're after simply pop them into your shopping cart.

My Basket

Buy These Notes

You have nothing in your shopping cart yet.

Title: Connective Tissue Part 1
Description: This is part 2/2 of connective tissue, including the various types, their structures and the locations they are found within the body
Buy These NotesPreview

Document Preview

Extracts from the notes are below, to see the PDF you'll receive please use the links above

Module: BIOM - 1010

Lecturer: Dr Zhu

Date: 20/11/16

Connective Tissue Part 2
o

Cartilage
 This is a tough but flexible type of connective tissue, compared with bone however:
 It is less hard
 It contains more water
 It does not contain calcium salts
 Compared with muscle:
 It is stronger
 It is less flexible
 Cartilage features some characteristics similar to other types of connective tissue, and some unlike
others:
 It consists primarily of water
 This makes it resilient
 It lacks any nerve fibres
 It is avascular
 It receives nutrients from the membrane surrounding it (perichondrium)
o The perichondrium is a type of dense, irregular connective tissue
o It contains blood vessels
o It does not surround fibrocartilage
o It gives rise to two other cell types:
 Chondroblasts
 Chondrocytes
 It also has a number of key features:
 It prevents friction
 E
...
joint tips
 It provides support
 E
...
tip of the nose, external area of ear
 Maintains open airway of trachea etc
...
g
Title: Connective Tissue Part 1
Description: This is part 2/2 of connective tissue, including the various types, their structures and the locations they are found within the body
Buy These NotesPreview