22. HYALINE ARTICULAR
CARTILAGE
• ARTICULAR SURFACE OF BONES
• NO PERICHONDRIUM
• ZONE I
• CELLS ARE FLAT // TO SURFACE
• // COLLAGEN FIBERS
• ZONE II
• CELLS LARGE ROUNDED SINGLY / GROUPS
• FIBERS ARE OBLIQUE
• ZONE III
• CELLS IN VERTICAL COLUMN
• ZONE IV CALCIFIED MATRIX
26. FIBROCARTILAGE
• INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
FIBROCARTILAGE
• NO PERICHONDRIUM
• ACIDOPHILIC
• BUNDLES OF TYPE I COLLAGEN
FBERS REGULAR & IRREGULAR
WITH GROUPS OF
CHONDROCYTE