Author, Donkey, Bureaucrats, Administrators
53,803
edits
Changes
Joints - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 16:32, 6 January 2011
, 16:32, 6 January 2011no edit summary
**Supplied by blood vessels and nerve endings
**Supplied by blood vessels and nerve endings
*Articular cartilage covers the articular surfaces [[Image:Normal joint cartilage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Normal joint cartilage (Image courtesy Bristol Biomed Image Archive)</center></small>]]
*Articular cartilage covers the articular surfaces [[Image:Normal joint cartilage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Normal joint cartilage (Image courtesy Bristol Biomed Image Archive)</center></small>]]
**Usually, this is [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Hyaline]], although [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Fibrocartilage]] or fibrous tissue can substitute
**Usually, this is [[Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Hyaline]], although [[Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Fibrocartilage]] or fibrous tissue can substitute
**Articular cartilage is avascular and insensitive
**Articular cartilage is avascular and insensitive
***Nutrients via diffusion from synovial fluid and nearby vessels (adjoining tissue and marrow cavities)
***Nutrients via diffusion from synovial fluid and nearby vessels (adjoining tissue and marrow cavities)