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Cartilage Type Connective Tissue Blood Vessels Nerve Endings

Front Cartilage
Back A type of connective tissue that has no blood vessels, no nerve endings, and no lymphatics.

Functions:
1. Cover articular surfaces of bones
2. Create resilient structures that can be deformed and regain their shape (nose, costal cartilage, ears)

Types: hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, elastic cartilage

Tags: bone, and, cartilage

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