what is a articular cartilage?

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what is a articular cartilage?

2007-02-01 18:13:05 · 4 answers · asked by jello 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries

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Articulating areas are your joints: knees, elbows. wrists, etc. Where those bones come against or move against each other to articulate at the joint they are covered with a tissue that is mostly hard, not bone, but not soft. It is the "articular cartilage". It is smooth and allows the bones to rub against each other without grinding.

2007-02-01 18:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by dustoff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's the cartilage that covers bones ends.

2007-02-01 18:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the tissues covering the bones on the moving joints

2007-02-01 18:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by joelle G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartilage

2007-02-01 18:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋