A Univ. of Nev. Strep throat in children generally lasts for about a week (two to seven days). The symptoms can be severe, causing levels of discomfort during swallowing that make a child not want to eat. Other symptoms include redness and white patches in the throat, swollen lymph nodes and fever.
2. chondroblasts-immature cartilage cells. Secrete extracellular matrix, but are not yet rigidly embedded in that matrix. 3. chondrocytes-mature cartilage cells that are embedded in rigid extracellular matrix. These cells reside in small spaces within the matrix that are called lacunae.
The Structure (Physical Description) of cartilage tissue in general. Cartilage is a connective tissue consisting of a dense matrix of collagen fibres and elastic fibres embedded in a rubbery ground substance. The matrix is produced by cells called chondroblasts, which become embedded in the matrix as chondrocytes. That is, mature cartilage cells are called chondrocytes.