Perichondrium

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The perichondrium is a layer of dense connective tissue which surrounds the cartilage of developing bone. It consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and and inner chondrogenic layer. The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibers. The chondrogenic layer remains undifferentiated and can form chondroblasts or chondrocytes.

Perichondrium is a type of Irregular Collagenous Ordinary Connective Tissue, and also functions in the growth and repair of cartilage.

[edit] External links

 This musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This developmental biology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
v • d • e
Bone and cartilage

cartilage: chondroblast, chondrocyte, perichondrium, types (hyaline, elastic, fibrous), fibrocartilage callus, metaphysis

bone: ossification (intramembranous, endochondral, epiphyseal plate), cycle (osteoblast, osteoid, osteocyte, osteoclast), types (cancellous, cortical), regions (epiphysis, diaphysis), structure (osteon/Haversian system, Haversian canals, endosteum, periosteum, Sharpey's fibres, lacunae, canaliculi, trabeculae, medullary cavity, bone marrow), shapes (long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../p/e/r/Perichondrium.html"
In other languages