a brief ppt description about cartilage which may be usefull for teaching for first year mbbs, bds and paramedical students, hope it is helpfull to everyone

1. CARTILAGE DR SURAJIT KUNDU DEPT. OF ANATOMY MAITRI INSTIUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH CENTRE ANJORA, DURG, CHHATISHGARH, INDIA

2. DEFINITION

8. AREAS FOUND CARTILAGE OCCURENCE HYALINE CARTILAGE EPIPHYSIAL GROWTH PLATE, RIBS, RESPIRATORY TRACT, ARTICULAR CARTILAGE ELASTIC CARTILAGE PINNA , EPIGLOTTIS, EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS, ARYTENOID CORNICULATE, CUNEIFORM CARTILAGE . FIBRO CARTILAGE INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS .

9. HISTOLOGICAL FEATURES OR MICROSCOPIC FEATURES OR MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY

13. FEATURES OF IDENTIFICATION HYALINE CARTILAGE ELASTIC CARTILAGE FIBRO CARTILAGE 1.PERICHONDRIUM PRESENT 1. PERICHONDRIUM PRESENT 1. PERICHONDRIUM ABSENT 2. GROUND SUBSTANCE HIGHLY BASOPHILLIC AND HOMOGENEOUS 2. NUMEROUS ELASTIC FIBRES 2. BUNDLES OF COLLAGEN FIBRES 3. CHONDROCYTES IN LACUNAE AND IN GROUPS 3. SINGLE CHONDROCYTES IN LACUNA FEW CHONDROCYTES SEEN

14. HYALINE CARTILAGE

15. HYALINE CARTILAGE

17. ELASTIC CARTILAGE

18. ELASTIC CARTILAGE

19. FIBRO CARTILAGE