Location: pubic synthesis, invertebral discs, spongy cartilige of knee

 

 

Functions: shock absorption, resist tension

 

Type of Cells: chondrocytes, chondroblasts

 

Matrix: many collagen, rubber-like, less rigid, resists tension

 

Cellularity: low

 

irritbility: reacts to movements to resist tension and to absorb shock. 

 

Osteoarthritis is an ongoing, progressive disease that affects the joints of the body as the cartilage of joints breaks down over time. 

 

 

everyday analogy: fibrocartilage is similar to a Gymanstic mat in function and structure.