Questions

#6 External Ear (Elastin Stain)

Where else does elastic cartilage occur in the body?

QUESTIONS

1. What are the mechanisms of cartilage growth?

2. What is the distribution of blood vessels in cartilage, and how does this relate to the nutrition of cartilage?

#11 Rib, Cross Section. (H & E)

The cementing lines that delimit the Haversian systems may appear refractile or slightly basophilic. What accounts for this basophilia?

QUESTIONS

1. What structures are found within Haversian canals?
2. Is the osseous lamella adjacent to the Haversian canal the youngest or the oldest lamella of a particular osteon?

Be sure you know how cartilage and bone differ morphologically, functionally, and with respect to blood supply.

#97 Finger, human, 2 mos. (H&E)

What structure in mature bone is created by the zone of resportion?

QUESTIONS

1. What are the differences between intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification?