Perichondrium
| Perichondrium | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Location | Developing bone |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | perichondrium |
| TA98 | A02.0.00.008 |
| TA2 | 385 |
| TH | H2.00.03.5.00019 |
| FMA | 75446 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The perichondrium (from
chondroblasts. Perichondrium can be found around the perimeter of elastic cartilage and hyaline cartilage
.
Perichondrium is a type of irregular collagenous ordinary connective tissue, and also functions in the growth and repair of cartilage. Perichondrium contains type I collagen[1] and type XII collagen.[2]
References
- ^ Michael H. Ross. Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Edition
- ISBN 978-0-12-088562-6, retrieved 2020-11-18
External links
- Iowa Histology Index 4/iv-05 - "Slide 12, Developing Bone (H&E). Examine cartilage (right) and its perichondrium (arrows)."
- UIUC Histology Subject 330
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