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Elastic
Cartilage
Elastic cartilage is like hyaline cartilage to
which a network of elastic fibers has been added. The elastic fibers
give it much greater elasticity than hyaline cartilage, which tends
to fracture when it is bent. Elastic cartilage is found in places
like the pinna (ear flap) and parts of the larynx (voice
box).
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elastic cartilage (microscopic)
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