Cartilaginous tissue

It is built of intercellular substance (basic) in which protein fibres and cell elements are immersed. Cell elements are cartilaginous cells (chondrocytes) and cartilaginous lacunas that surround them. In case of any mechanical injuries, some chondrocytes metamorphose into chondrogenic cells, and another ones - into chondroclastic cells, which heals the injury.

Cartilaginous tissue is uninnervated and unvascularized.

We can divide cartilaginous tissues into following groups:

Hyaline tissue