Cartilage Locations

Where would you find hyaline cartilage? (select all that are correct)

• Ear

• Intervertebral discs

• Ends of the long bones (articulating cartilage)

• Meniscus of the knee

• Connecting ribs to sternum

Where would you find fibrocartilage? (select all that are correct)

• Ear

• Intervertebral discs

• Ends of the long bones (articulating cartilage)

• Meniscus of the knee

• Connecting ribs to sternum

The cartilage in the pubic symphyses is...

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Bone

The cartilage in the epiphyseal plate is...

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Bone

You go skiing this winter and injure your knee. Your doctor tells you that you tore your meniscus. What type of connective tissue did you injure?

• Bone

• Hyaline cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Elastic cartilage

You are rock climbing and injure your ribs. Your doctor tells you that your ribs are no longer attached to your sternum. What type of connective tissue did you injure?

• Bone

• Hyaline cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Elastic cartilage