elastic cartilage การใช้

• In elastic cartilage the cells are closer together creating less intercellular space.
• Hyaline cartilage has less cells than elastic cartilage, there is more intercellular space.
• Elastic cartilage is found in the external ear flaps and in parts of the larynx.
• Cartilage is classified in three types, elastic cartilage, hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage, which differ in the relative amounts of these three main components.
• The chondrocytes are supplied by diffusion, helped by the pumping action generated by compression of the articular cartilage or flexion of the elastic cartilage.
• Cartilage is classified in three types, " elastic cartilage ", " hyaline cartilage " and " fibrocartilage ", which differ in relative amounts of collagen and proteoglycan.
• Until recently, researchers thought that osteoarthritis was simply a matter of wear and tear, a grinding down of the slick, elastic cartilage that cushions and lubricates the ends of all bones.