MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, hyaline cartilage connects the ribs to the sternum and is called the costal cartilage (see image/gif animation below).

Detailed explanation-2: -Ten of the twelve ribs connect to strips of hyaline cartilage on the anterior side of the body. The cartilage strips are called costal cartilage (“costal” is the anatomical adjective that refers to the rib) and connect on their other end to the sternum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyaline cartilage exists on the sternal ends of the ribs, in the larynx, trachea, and bronchi, and on the articulating surfaces of bones. It gives the structures a definite but pliable form. The presence of collagen fibres makes such structures and joints strong, but with limited mobility and flexibility.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three types of cartilage: Hyaline-most common, found in the ribs, nose, larynx, trachea. Is a precursor of bone.