Question

How would you expect a disease of cartilage formation affect bone development?

a.it would greatly disrupt bone development, since bones are originally formed of cartilage which becomes replaced.
b.cartilage is used for other tissues, not bone, so it will not affect bone development.
c.the epiphysis is formed of cartilage so that will be disrupted, but otherwise the bone will be normal.
d.cartilage defects will affect bone only via the effect on tendons and ligaments?

Answer 1

I think the answer is b, because cartilage is what helps with flexibility in tissues....