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Question 10

What are some general characteristics of chondrin that make
it adaptive to the function of cartilage?

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Like hyaline, elastic cartilage also has single or multiple chondrocytes housed within spaces called lacunae. The extracellular matrix of elastic cartilage contains higher levels of type II collagen.

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