The tissue type of hyaline cartilage is best described as?

The tissue type of hyaline cartilage is best described as?

• A. Dense irregular connective tissue
• B. Fibrocartilage
• C. Hyaline cartilage
• D. Elastic cartilage

Answer: (C)

Hyaline cartilage is a type of cartilage, a specialized connective tissue with a glassy, gel-like extracellular matrix. Its matrix is rich in proteoglycans and type II collagen, and the cells (chondrocytes) sit in little spaces called lacunae. Cartilage is avascular and covered by a perichondrium (except at joints), which helps explain its slow healing. Among the given descriptions, the one that matches is hyaline cartilage itself, since it is a cartilage type and not dense irregular connective tissue, fibrocartilage, or elastic cartilage. The other terms describe different tissues or different cartilage types (fibrocartilage is tougher with lots of collagen I, elastic cartilage has elastic fibers for flexibility, and dense irregular connective tissue is a different connective tissue with densely packed collagen fibers).

Hyaline cartilage is a type of cartilage, a specialized connective tissue with a glassy, gel-like extracellular matrix. Its matrix is rich in proteoglycans and type II collagen, and the cells (chondrocytes) sit in little spaces called lacunae. Cartilage is avascular and covered by a perichondrium (except at joints), which helps explain its slow healing.

Among the given descriptions, the one that matches is hyaline cartilage itself, since it is a cartilage type and not dense irregular connective tissue, fibrocartilage, or elastic cartilage. The other terms describe different tissues or different cartilage types (fibrocartilage is tougher with lots of collagen I, elastic cartilage has elastic fibers for flexibility, and dense irregular connective tissue is a different connective tissue with densely packed collagen fibers).