Medicine

Difference Between Fibrocartilage and Hyaline Cartilage
Definition
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage is a cartilage that is made up of thick, compact, parallel collagen bundles and chondrocytes.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage is a translucent, bluish-white color cartilage that occurs in the respiratory tract, joints, and the immature skeleton.

Amount of Fibers
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage contains a less number of collagen fibers.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage contains a high density of collagen fibers.

Type of Collagen
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage contains both type I and type II collagen fibers.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage contains only the type II collagen fibrils.

Chondrocytes
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage contains a few chondrocytes in lacunae.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage contains large chondrocytes in lacunae.

Appearance
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage is a glass-like, translucent, bluish-white color cartilage.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage is white in color.

Perichondrium
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage lacks a perichondrium.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage contains a perichondrium (except the hyaline cartilage at the end of the growing bones).

Location
Fibrocartilage: The fibrocartilage occurs in the pubic symphysis, menisci of the stifle joint, and the annulus fibrosis of the intervertebral discs.

Hyaline Cartilage: The hyaline cartilage occurs in the nasal septum, trachea, ends of the growing bones, and in between the ribs and the sternum.

Function
Fibrocartilage: Fibrocartilage attaches bones to other bones and provides restricted mobility to the joints.

Hyaline Cartilage: Hyaline cartilage facilitates the smooth and lubricated movements of the bones at joints.