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Cartilage - Coggle Diagram
Cartilage
Articular Cartilage
Loading/unloading to keep cartilage healthy
Reduce Friction
phospholipid, lubricin
disperse loads
Structure
Articular Surface
STZ
most permeable
Middle
oblique collage fibers
Deep
vertical collagen fibers
Calcified zone
Tidemark
barrier to keep bone materials out of cartilage
Collagen
Strong in tensile force
Types:
Hyaline
Good at dispersing force accross a greater SA
avascular, mostly aneural
Elastin
flexible
Fibrocartilage
Strong, good at compressive forces.