Fibrous Cartilage
• is a form of connective tissue transitional between dense connective
tissue and hyaline cartilage. Chondrocytes may lie singly or in pairs,
but most often they form short rows between dense bundles of
collagen fibres. In contrast to other cartilage types, collagen type I is
dominant in fibrous cartilage.
• is typically found in relation to joints (forming intra-articular lips, disks
and menisci) and is the main component of the intervertebral disks,
symphysis pubis.
• merges imperceptibly into the neighbouring tissues, typically
tendons or articular hyaline cartilage. It is difficult to define the
perichondrium because of the fibrous appearance of the cartilage
and the gradual transition to surrounding tissue types.
Fibrocartilage
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