Cartilage, Elastic Cartilage [LMP20681-01]

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Diagnostic Modality:

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Disease Category:

Normal State

Organ System:

Bones, Joints, and Soft-Tissue Tumours

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Mike

Wiley

Keywords

Cartilage, Elastic, Epiglottis, Longitudinal

Elastic cartilage is found where there is an extra need for resilience. In addition to fibers of type II collagen, elastic cartilage is rich in elastic fibers.

Labels in this Slide:
- Elastic Cartilage
- Elastic fibres
- Chondrocyte
- Lacuna

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