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How does Fibrocartilage receive it's nutrients?

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There are no blood vessels in cartilage. As a result, the nourishment of cells inside the cartilage matrix is reliant on nutrients diffused through the matrix from blood capillaries in the perchondrium and/or surrounding tissues.

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