<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 75446 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The perichondrium (from Greek περί (peri' around') and χόνδρος (chondros' cartilage')) is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the cartilage of developing bone . It consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and inner chondrogenic layer . The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibers . The chondrogenic layer remains undifferentiated and can form chondroblasts or chondrocytes . Perichondrium can be found around the perimeter of elastic cartilage and hyaline cartilage . </P> <P> Perichondrium is a type of irregular collagenous ordinary connective tissue, and also functions in the growth and repair of cartilage . </P>

What is the function of the chondrogenic layer of the perichondrium