Question

Mammalian bones begin as

• A. Fibrocartilage
• B. Hyaline cartilage
• C. Elastic cartilage
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Hyaline cartilage

Hyaline cartilage is a translucent cartilage. Perichondrium is a fibrous membrane which covers a hyaline cartilage. Type II collagen and chondroitin sulphate are main constituents of hyaline cartilage. The cells present in the hyaline cartilage are known as chondrocytes. Chondroblast is trapped in the matrix of the cartilage and forms chondrocytes. Mammalian bone begins as hyaline cartilage and undergoes ossification to form bones.

So, the correct answer is option B.