(d) White Fibro-Cartilage. 



Small pieces of the intervertebral discs of a calf were hardened 

 in a saturated aqueous solution of picric acid, washed in alcohol, 

 stained in picro-carmine, embedded in paraffin, and sectioned. 



Stud}' under high power. Tlie intercelhilar matrix is 

 composed Largely of white fibrous tissue stained yellow in 

 the picric acid. Between these bundles are found cartilage 

 cells, enclosed in a capsule, and often surrounded by a 

 narrow zone of hyaline matrix. Sketch as seen under high 

 power. 



DRAWINGS FOR LESSON VIII. 



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