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Tissues > Connective Tissue > Cartilage > Elastic Cartilage
Musculoskeletal System > Cartilage > Elastic Cartilage

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Elastic Cartilage  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in addition to the normal components of HYALINE CARTILAGE matrix. Elastic cartilage is found in the EXTERNAL EAR; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; and LARYNX.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FWBMBSV5-M

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