| Elastic cartilage | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A cross section of mammalian elastic cartilage | |
 Lateral side of the auricle | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Outer ear, Eustachian tube and epiglottis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cartilago elastica |
| MeSH | D051472 |
| TH | H2.00.03.5.00018 |
| FMA | 64785 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Elastic cartilage, fibroelastic cartilage or yellow fibrocartilage [1] is a type of cartilage present in the pinnae (auricles) of the ear giving it shape,[2] provides shape for the lateral region of the external auditory meatus,[3] medial part of the auditory canal[3] Eustachian tube, corniculate and cuneiform laryneal cartilages,[3] and the epiglottis. It contains elastic fiber networks and collagen type II fibers.[4] The principal protein is elastin.
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