Cartilage Sentence Examples

The cartilage is shaded and dotted, and the bony centres are light and striated.

Abscess of the Gall-bladder gives rise to a painful, tender swelling near the cartilage of the ninth rib of the right side.

They yield chitin in place of chondrin or gelatin - as does also the cartilage of the Cephalopod's endoskeleton.

It is in fact doubtful whether the so-called sternum of batrachians, in most cases a mere plate of cartilage, has been correctly identified as such.

The third and last sub-family, the Pteromyinae, is distinguished from the other two by the presence of a parachute-like fold of skin along the sides of the body, the supporting cartilage of which arises from the carpus or wrist.

In the Caudata and Apoda, cartilage often persists between the vertebrae; this cartilage may become imperfectly separated into a cup-and-ball portion, the cup belonging to the posterior end of the vertebra.

A cartilage in the median line in front of the precoracoids, sometimes supported by a bony style, is the so-called omosternum; a large one behind the coracoids, also sometimes provided with a bony style, has been called the sternum.

The long bones of the limbs consist of an axis of cartilage; the extremities of the cartilages frequently undergo calcification and are thus converted into epiphyses.

Another cartilage or ossification, the posterior sclerotic ring, occurs within the walls of the posterior portion of the cup, and surrounds, especially in the Pici and in the Passeres, the entrance of the optic nerve.

Of the outer eyelids, the lower alone is movable in most birds, as in reptiles, and it frequently contains a rather large saucer-shaped cartilage, the tarsus palpebralis.

In others, which represent the perichordal type, the greater share of the formation of the whole vertebra falls to the (paired) dorsal cartilage, but there is in addition a narrow ventral or hypochordal cartilage which fuses with the dorsal or becomes connected with it by calcified tissue; the notochord is thus completely surrounded by a thick sheath in tadpoles with imperfectly developed limbs.

In places the nematocysts may be crowded so thickly as to form a tough, supporting, " chondral " tissue, resembling cartilage, chiefly developed at the margin of the umbrella and forming streaks or bars supporting the tentacles (" Tentakelspangen," peronia) or the tentaculocysts (" Gehorspangen," otoporpae).

This mode of formation of both the arch and the greater part or whole of the so-called centrum from the same cartilage explains why there is never a neuro-central suture in these batrachians.

A torn cartilage is a common knee injury in sport.

This image shows a transverse section through tracheal cartilage.

Cartilage constitutes a major component of the vertebrate skeleton.

Abdul, 44, fractured a toe, tore cartilage in her nose and bruised several areas of her body including her arm, chest and waist.

These supplements have been shown o ease the pain of arthritis as well as protect cartilage.

Many recipes also contain chicken cartilage because it contains high levels of unprocessed glucosamine and chondroitin, which supports canine joint health.

The company includes bones in the Four-Star Nutritionals Chicken Thighs canned food because of the nutritional value of bone marrow and cartilage for joint health.

I don't know whether you've ever had a rib cartilage... Erm, not that we know of.

Collagen - the main substance in the white, fibrous connective tissue which is found in tendons, ligaments and cartilage.

There are some things we can do to encourage the healing of articular cartilage defects.

In osteoarthritis these cells behave abnormally and this behavior leads to cartilage degeneration.

In advanced OA however, cartilage degradation associated with high IL-1 levels far outstrips any attempts at repair by these growth factors.

Don't be deceived by small visible bony fragment, most of fragment is cartilage.

In a normal joint the ends of the bones are covered by a layer of smooth, slippery gristle called cartilage.

NovaKur ChoThera contains collagen hydrolysate, amino acids, vitamins and minerals that are essential for healthy joints and healthy cartilage metabolism.

The bearing surface of all synovial joints is made up of a very specialized material called hyaline cartilage.

Joint pain is often due to the degeneration of cartilage within the joint pain is often due to the degeneration of cartilage within the joint.

The cartilage will be finely minced, and special stem cells removed so that they can be grown in culture in the lab.

This demonstrates subluxation, patella tilt, lateral patella tilt, lateral patella hyperpressure and any arthritis or thinning of the articular cartilage.

Nutrients pass from the underlying periosteum (superficial bony layer) through the cartilage matrix by diffusion, to reach the chondrocytes.

He subsequently undertook a research degree in the Laboratory physiology, studying the cellular physiology of cartilage.

In a healthy joint, the cartilage provides protection at the end of each bone forming the joint.

The tender meat of skate clinging to the strip of cartilage is reminiscent of pork ribs.

Confusion in describing meniscal tears in the knee commonly arises because there are two kinds of cartilage in the knee.

This demonstrates subluxation, patella tilt, lateral patella hyperpressure and any arthritis or thining of the articular cartilage.

The parachute is supported by a cartilage attached to the wrist or carpus; in addition to the lateral membrane, there is a narrow one from the cheek along the front of each shoulder to the wrist, and in the larger species a third (interfemoral) connecting the hind-limbs with the base of the long tail.

The radula consists of a chitinous band bearing teeth, secreted by a ventral caecum of the pharnyx and moved by an apparatus of cartilage and muscles.

During segmentation of the dorsal cartilages mentioned above, which send out the transverse processes of diapophyses, there appears between each two centra an intervertebral cartilage, out of which the articulating condyle of the centrum is formed, and becomes attached B A 6 .?..

Reduction rhinoplasty Your surgeon will make cuts inside your nostrils to reach the bone and cartilage.

There is more information about shark cartilage in the questions and answers on complementary therapies section.

Osteoarthritis-A noninflammatory type of arthritis, usually occurring in older people, characterized by degeneration of cartilage, enlargement of the margins of the bones, and changes in the membranes in the joints.

Ligament-A type of tough, fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilage and provides support and strength to joints.

Collagen is a strong, fibrous protein that lends strength and elasticity to connective tissues such as the skin, tendons, organ walls, cartilage, and blood vessels.

Connective tissue-A group of tissues responsible for support throughout the body; includes cartilage, bone, fat, tissue underlying skin, and tissues that support organs, blood vessels, and nerves throughout the body.

A tube composed of cartilage and membrane that extends from below the voice box into the chest where it splits into two branches, the bronchi, that lead to each lung.

It is composed of cartilage that contains the apparatus for voice production-the vocal cords and the muscles and ligaments that move the cords.

During childhood, stridor is usually caused by infection of the cartilage flap (epiglottis) that covers the opening of the trachea to prevent material from entering the lungs and choking a person during swallowing.

The bones that form the bridge of the nose may be fractured, but cartilage may also be damaged, particularly the nasal septum that separates the two nostrils.

If the child's nose is hit from the side, the bones and cartilage are displaced to the side, but if hit from the front, they are splayed out.

Achondroplasia (short-limbed dwarfism) is a genetic disorder that impairs embryonic development, resulting in abnormalities in bone growth and cartilage development.

It is one of a class of illnesses called chondrodystrophies, all of which involve cartilage abnormalities and result in short stature.

Usually originating in strong connective tissue (cartilage) in ribs or leg or hip bones, chondrosarcomas grow slowly.

Mucopolysaccharides are long chains of sugar molecules that are essential for building the bones, cartilage, skin, tendons, and other tissues in the body.

The major organs affected by MPS IV are the cornea and the cartilage, particularly the cartilage of the neck.

The human nose is composed of bone, soft tissue, and cartilage.

Fractures resulting from trauma to the nose may involve the bones of the septum (the partition of bone and cartilage dividing the two nostrils) as well as the bones surrounding the eyes.

Seventeen percent of these students reported medical complications from the piercing, ranging from skin or cartilage infections to periodic bleeding from the nose.

Nasal injuries from piercing include bacterial infections of the skin and nasal cartilage, allergic reactions to the jewelry, tissue damage, and periodic bleeding.

Nasal fractures that do not involve the nasal septum or other facial bones and receive prompt treatment generally heal without deformities of the nose, cartilage destruction, or other complications.

Erosion or destruction of the nasal cartilage as a result of inhalant or cocaine abuse, however, usually requires surgical treatment.

A fracture usually results from traumatic injury to a bone, causing the continuity of bone tissues or bony cartilage to be disrupted or broken.

Bites on the ear are also difficult to treat because the cartilage in the ear does not have a good blood supply.

These are both connected to the larynx, a tube made of cartilage.

The epiglottis is a leaf-like piece of cartilage extending upwards from the larynx.

Epiglottis-A leaf-like piece of cartilage extending upwards from the larynx, which can close like a lid over the trachea to prevent the airway from receiving any food or liquid being swallowed.

Collagen is a fibrous protein material that serves as the structural foundation of skin, bone, cartilage, and ligaments.

One drawback is that they should not be used in children under 17 years of age, because of possible effect on bone or cartilage growth.

The force of the gun's delivery further complicates matters around the delicate cartilage of the upper ear and some people require surgical intervention.

The canal is partly cartilage and partly bone.

For example, the septum (the cartilage which separates the two nasal cavities from each other) may be slightly displaced (a deviated septum).

The epiglottis is a piece of cartilage behind the tongue that closes the opening to the windpipe when a person swallows.

Manganese is necessary for normal bone growth and cartilage development.

Eventually, the bones may become deformed because of bone and cartilage destruction.

In later stages, soft gummy lesions may form in the nasal passages, destroying nasal cartilage and in the roof of the mouth, even breaking through the mouth palate.

Long, short, and irregular bones develop by endochondral ossification, where cartilage is replaced by bone.

Endochondral ossification-The process by which cartilage is converted into bone.

Bone, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons are all forms of connective tissue which have different compositions and different characteristics.

The ends of each articular bone are covered by a layer of cartilage.

The cartilage along the articular surfaces of the bones may be attacked and destroyed, and the bone, articular capsule, and ligaments may begin to be worn away (eroded).

Nosebleeds most often come from the front of the septum, the cartilage that separates the nose into two nostrils.

Bone growth occurs through the creation of new cartilage, a soft substance at the ends of bones.

When the mineral calcium phosphate is deposited onto the cartilage, a hard structure is created.

Silica is a trace mineral that plays an important part in bone, cartilage, connective tissue and skin formation.

Your body's joint cartilage contains glucosamine to keep joints lubricated.

This supplement is often recommended for joint pain, because it is believed to slow cartilage deterioration and improve joint mobility.

Chondroitin is another compound naturally found in your cartilage and bones.

It also blocks the enzymes that normally break down cartilage.

Together with glucosamine, this combination keeps joints lubricated and could also reverse cartilage loss.

Serious injury can result to the feet and ankle joints such as dislocation, bone and cartilage damage, and the destruction of ligaments.

The septum piercing is usually performed with a CBR or curved barbell (horseshoe barbell) and is placed in the thin strip of cartilage that is located between the two nostrils.

But there are several places on the ear that are not often pierced due to healing time or the thickness of the cartilage.

Rook-A thick fold of cartilage on the inside of the upper ear is called the rook.

Piercing the rook can be quite painful due to the density of the cartilage.

The risk becomes greater in areas where cartilage is pierced or in body areas where the piercing is constantly exposed to moist conditions.

They are not designed for the thick cartilage of a nose piercing.

Piercing trends include navel piercings, labret piercings and cartilage piercings, all of which have been displayed by pop culture icons in recent decades.

In modern culture, they are performed using either a small stud or a ring and are placed through the cartilage of the nostril.

Cartilage piercings can be performed on the upper ear, and sometimes more than one piercing is connected using a single piece of jewelry.

They are commonly seen on fleshy areas, such as the arms, rather than bony areas or areas with cartilage.

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Osteoarthritis-Too much weight can increase the duress placed on joints and cartilage in the body, causing them to wear.

You require protein to build and maintain the health of tissue, including your hair and nails, muscles, skin, bone, cartilage, and blood.

The ligaments and cartilage of the knee are not as highly vascularized as other types of tissue.

The condition impacts bone and cartilage development and has many physical symptoms beyond short stature including club foot, hitchhiker's thumb and curvature of the spine.

His particular type of dwarfism causes problems with the body's cartilage and bone development, and as a child he spent much of his time in the hospital undergoing surgery to help with his condition.

They occur in tendons, bones and cartilage.

The entosternites are cartilaginous in texture, but they have neither the chemical character nor the microscopic structure of the hyaline cartilage of Vertebrates.

These changes are found in senile wasting, in metaplasia of cartilage, in many tumours, especially mixed growths of the parotid gland and testicle, and in various inflammatory granulation ulcers.

Oddi in 1894 isolated from the amyloid liver a substance which Schmiedeberg had previously obtained from cartilage and named " chondroitinic-sulphuric acid " (Chondroitinschwefelsaure).

The soda combination of the acid as obtained from the nasal cartilage of pigs had the composition C18H25Na2NS017.

The larynx has the lateral sacculi well developed, though entirely concealed within the alae of the thyroid cartilage.

In these batrachians the pectoral arch falls into two distinct types - the arciferous, in which the precoracoid (+clavicle) and coracoid are widely separated from each other distally and connected by an arched cartilage (the epicoracoid), the right usually overlapping the left; and the firmi- sternal, in which both precoracoid and coracoid nearly abut on the median line, and are only narrowly separated by the more or less fused epicoracoids.

Title of Research Mechanisms of articular cartilage repair Summary of Research The articular cartilage repair Summary of Research The articular cartilage has a limited capacity for spontaneous repair.

This is called ' cartilage calcification ', or ' chondrocalcinosis ' .

Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl 1500mg provides the optimum daily dosage in just one tablet to help regenerate damaged cartilage.

In rheumatoid arthritis it prevents the immune system from attacking cartilage giving the body the chance to rebuild damaged cartilage.

It seems to achieve this by inhibiting those factors which destroy cartilage.

In places, like joint surfaces, the bone will be covered with smooth articular cartilage.

Another extension of the lining spans from the anterior membrane to insert into the cricoid cartilage, forming the vocal cords.

Australian researchers have already repaired torn cartilage on the knees of 10 sheep with this natural glue, which frogs use to trap insects.

Many, but not all, people with osteoarthritis have calcium pyrophosphate crystals in their osteoarthritic joint cartilage.

There is pain in the costal cartilage, often localized.

Glucosamine inhibits recombinant human interleukin-1 stimulated cartilage degradation in equine cartilage explants.

Meanwhile, Justin Cochrane was out injured with a knee cartilage problem.

The skull, which must have consisted of hardened cartilage, exhibits pairs of nasal and auditory capsules, with a gill-apparatus below its hinder part, but no indications of ordinary jaws.