Making the world better, one answer at a time. Red Lake is the largest lake in Minnesota at just under 300,000 acres. Mille Lacs Lake is second at 132,516 acres, and third is Leech Lake.
Form and function of articular cartilage. Articular cartilage lies at the end of bones at the joint. It is very smooth (its coefficient of friction is less than one-third of ice on ice) highly compressible and resilient. Articular cartilage derives its powers from its very organized and efficiently constructed microanatomy. At the base, horizontal fibers are firmly adherent to the subchondral bone. Above that layer, large, negatively charged macromolecules attract and bind water.
It is not as hard and rigid as bone, but it is much stiffer and much less flexible than muscle. Because of its rigidity, cartilage often serves the purpose of holding tubes open in the body. Examples include the rings of the trachea, such as the cricoid cartilage and carina. Cartilage is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of collagenous extracellular matrix, abundant ground substance that is rich in proteoglycan and elastin fibers.