Where Is Perichondrium Found?

Perichondrium is mainly found on the surfaces of elastic and hyaline cartilage

, which can be found in multiple locations of the body, such as in the ears, nose, joints and ribs. Damage to the perichondrium is known as perichondritis, and can result from cartilage injuries.

Where is perichondrium not found?

Articular hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage do not have a perichondrium. Hyaline cartilage is the most common cartilage in the body.

What type of cartilage has perichondrium?

In elastic cartilage, the chondrocytes are found in a threadlike network of elastic fibres within the matrix. Elastic cartilage provides strength, and elasticity, and maintains the shape of certain structure such as the external ear. It has a perichondrium. This is a diagram of elastic cartilage.