Menisci are crescent - shaped fibrocartilage pads that protect and cushion the joint. (sciencedaily.com)
Identification of fibrocartilage stem cells (blue) from the TMJ that spontaneously regenerate cartilage (red) when transplanted in vivo. (sciencedaily.com)
It is suspected that fibrocartilage from the soft gel like center (the nucleus pulposus) of an intervertebral disc enters a vertebral blood vessel, blocks the vessel and causes a «stroke» to the spinal cord. (vetspecialists.com)