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Cartilaginous Tissue
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Cartilaginous tissue is a specialized connective tissue that is characterized by its firm consistency, and absence of blood vessels within the tissue. Cartilaginous tissue, which is often casually referred to as "cartilage", is composed of cells (chondrocytes and chondroblasts) and extracellular fibers embedded in abundant ground substance.
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- Cartilage
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There are three types of cartilaginous tissue, whose differences include the nature of their extracellular fibers.
- Hyaline cartilage contains Type II collagen fibers
- Elastic cartilage contains Type II collagen and elastic fibers
- Fibrocartilage contains Type I collagen fibers
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