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cartilage: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Lacunae

Locate lacunae on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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cartilage: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

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Hyaline cartilage

Connective & supporting tissues

Hyaline cartilage

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Provides resilient support and smooth articular surfaces; its collagen is mostly type II.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Chondrocytes in lacunae
  2. Glassy matrix
  3. Isogenous groups may be visible
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (1)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Perichondrium where present
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify hyaline cartilage?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Chondrocytes in lacunae. Glassy matrix. Isogenous groups may be visible.

02Does articular hyaline cartilage have perichondrium?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. Articular cartilage is a key exception to the usual perichondrial covering.

03How is it nourished?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

By diffusion through matrix; cartilage is avascular, with supply derived from perichondrium or synovial fluid depending on site.

04Which structures should you point out on this reference?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Lacunae; Chondrocyte groups; Perichondrium where present. Provides resilient support and smooth articular surfaces; its collagen is mostly type II.

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