Elastic cartilage

Elastic cartilage
A cross section of mammalian elastic cartilage
Lateral side of the auricle
Details
Part ofOuter ear, Eustachian tube and epiglottis
Identifiers
Latincartilago elastica
MeSHD051472
THH2.00.03.5.00018
FMA64785
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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