Back غضروف مرن Arabic Cartílag elàstic Catalan Cartílago elástico Spanish Tessuto cartilagineo elastico Italian 弾性軟骨 Japanese Elastinė kremzlė Lithuanian Elastisch kraakbeen Dutch Tkanka chrzęstna sprężysta Polish Cartilagem elástica Portuguese 弹性软骨 Chinese
| 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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