How do the three types of cartilage differ from each other?
A)Chondrocytes build the fibers in hyaline cartilage but fibroblasts build the fibers in elastic and fibrocartilage.
B)Quantity of the three fiber types is different in the three cartilages.
C)Fibrocartilage is the only type used in creating the embryonic skeleton.
D)Lacunae are found only in hyaline cartilage.

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The three types of cartilage differ mainly in the quantity and arrangement of the three fiber types: collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers. Hyaline cartilage has a moderate amount of collagen fibers, elastic cartilage has more elastic fibers, and fibrocartilage has a high density of collagen fibers.

How Do the Three Types of Cartilage Differ from Each