Question

14 multiple choice 1 point
what tissue is this?
elastic cartilage
areolar tissue
fibrocartilage
hyaline cartilage

Explanation:

To identify the tissue, we analyze the options:

• Elastic cartilage has more visible elastic fibers (not typical here).
• Areolar tissue is loose connective tissue with different cell and fiber arrangement (not cartilage).
• Fibrocartilage has dense collagen fibers (not prominent here).
• Hyaline cartilage has a glassy matrix, chondrocytes in lacunae, and is the most common type (matches the appearance here).

Answer:

D. hyaline cartilage