1. Hyaline Cartilage Blue-white or pink in color.
In embryo it serves as skeleton until replacement by bone, acts as template.
Epiphyseal plate in long bone growth.
Joint surfaces, nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, ends of ribs adjacent to sternum.

2. Hyaline Cartilage Chondrocytes sit in spaces called lacunae.
No blood vessels or nerves so repair is very slow.
Matrix may or may not contain fibers.

3. Hyaline Cartilage Chondrocytes
May be in groups of up to 8.
Lined up in rows in epiphyseal plate.
Function of hyaline cartilage:
Reduces friction in joints.
Forms template for embryonic skeleton.
Structure and support.

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