Perichondrium

Template:Short description Template:Infobox anatomy The perichondrium (from Greek Template:Langx and Template:Langx) is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the cartilage of developing bone. It consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and inner chondrogenic layer. The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibres. The chondrogenic layer remains undifferentiated and can form 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<ref> Michael H. Ross. Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Edition</ref> and type XII collagen.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

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External links

• Iowa Histology Index 4/iv-05 - "Slide 12, Developing Bone (H&E). Examine cartilage (right) and its perichondrium (arrows)."
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