Light micrograph of chondrocytes which are the cells of cartilage. The chondrocytes reside in the roughly circular spaces (white circles) called lacunae. In this closeup picture, several lacunae are seen within the matrix (light to dark purple substance) of hyaline type cartilage. Haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section. Magnification: 200x when printed at 10cm.