Translations:Gelenkknorpel/2/en

The hyaline cartilage is transparent and shimmers bluish-white like frosted glass. It is characterized by high elasticity and compressive strength. At the joints it acts like a cushion that absorbs shocks.

The smoothness of the cartilage surface enables low-friction movement of the joint bodies against each other. In addition to the joint surfaces, we find hyaline cartilage on the ribs, in the nasal septum, on the larynx, trachea and bronchi.