Cartilage is a firm, flexible tissue lacking blood vessels or nerves, with a matrix containing up to 80% water; its cells are chondrocytes, and immature forms are chondroblasts.
El cartílago es un tejido firme y flexible sin vasos sanguíneos ni nervios, con una matriz que contiene hasta un 80% de agua. Las células inmaduras son condroblastos y las maduras son condrocitos.
| Front | what are the structural components of cartilage? |
|---|---|
| Back | 1. firm, flexible tissue 2. contains no blood vessels or nerves 3. matrix contains up to 80% w water 4. cell type is the condrocyte 5. chondroblasts are immature cartilage cells |
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