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Fibrocartilage consists of a
mixture of
white fibrous tissue and
cartilaginous tissue in
various proportions. It owes its
inflexibility and
toughness to...
- A
meniscus (pl.:
menisci or meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in
contrast to an
articular disc, only partly...
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between adjacent vertebrae in the
vertebral column. Each disc
forms a
fibrocartilaginous joint (a symphysis), to
allow slight movement of the vertebrae, to...
- tear or SLAP
lesion is an
injury to the
superior glenoid labrum (
fibrocartilaginous rim
attached around the
margin of the
glenoid cavity in the shoulder...
- and
fibrocartilaginous entheses. In a
fibrous enthesis, the
collagenous tendon or
ligament directly attaches to the bone. In a
fibrocartilaginous enthesis...
- fibrocartilage. The
fibrocartilaginous disk is
reinforced by a
series of ligaments.
These ligaments cling to the
fibrocartilaginous disk to the
point that...
- A
symphysis (/ˈsɪm.fɪ.sɪs/, pl.: symphyses) is a
fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones. It is a type of
cartilaginous joint,
specifically a secondary...
- dictionary.
Meniscus may
refer to:
Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous structure that
partly divides a
joint cavity Meniscus (liquid), a...
- "Protympanum". The term "Eustachian Tube"
should be
limited to the
fibrocartilaginous structure connecting the
protympanum to the nasopharynx. The Eustachian...
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Secondary cartilaginous joints are
known as "symphysis".
These include fibrocartilaginous and
hyaline joints,
which usually occur at the midline. Some examples...
