<P> Hyaline cartilage is covered externally by a fibrous membrane known as the, perichondrium or, when it's along articulating surfaces, the synovial membrane . This membrane contains vessels which provide the cartilage with nutrition through diffusion . </P> <P> Hyaline cartilage matrix is primarily made of type II collagen and chondroitin sulphate, both of which are also found in elastic cartilage . </P> <P> Hyaline cartilage exists on the ventral ends of ribs, in the larynx, trachea, and bronchi, and on the articulating surfaces of bones . It gives the structures a definite but pliable form . Presence of collagen fibres makes such structures and joints strong, but with limited mobility and flexibility . </P> <P> Hyaline cartilage is the most prevalent type of cartilage . It also forms the temporary embryonic skeleton which is gradually replaced by bone, and the skeleton of elasmobranch fish . </P>

Where is hyaline cartilage found in the body