The membranes which cover cartilages.
chondros = granule, gristle, cartilage; connective tissue and cellular layer surrounding cartilage.
Greek peri = around, and chondros = cartilage; hence, the membrane covering cartilage.
(pawr'-ih-KOHN-dree-uhm) A layer of dense connective tissue that envelopes cartilage.
A layer of connective tissue that forms around the cartilage during bone formation. Cells in the perichondrium lay down a peripheral layer that develops into compact bone.
Connective tissue covering which surrounds cartilage
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.