Histo-Tips: When differentiating between artierioles and capillaries remember that artierioles have 1-3 smooth muscle layers while capillaries have none, and if you see a single red blood cell filling the whole lumen it is definitely a capillary.
BIOL523; Spring 2018; Connor
Histo-Tips: When differentiating between artierioles and capillaries remember that artierioles have 1-3 smooth muscle layers while capillaries have none, and if you see a single red blood cell filling the whole lumen it is definitely a capillary.
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It looks like you have found
It looks like you have found elastic fibers, but not elastic cartilage. The chondrocytes themselves should clearly visible within lacuna that are clear. I can see the elastic fibers but not the cartilage- please go back and look again.