Elastic cartilage
| 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
Structure
Elastic cartilage is
The extracellular matrix contains Elastin, fibrillin, glycoproteins, collagen types II, IX, X, and XI, and the proteoglycan aggrecan.[2] the components within the extracellular matrix are produced by the chondroblasts located within the edges of the perichondrium.[2]
Elastic fibers within the extracellular matrix are made up of elastin proteins which
Collagen fibers form networks to provide strength and structural framework for the molecules within the extracellular matrix.[2]
Function
See also
List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 279 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ "Elastic cartilage histology". Kenhub. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Editors, B. D. (2019-04-26). "Elastic Cartilage". Biology Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Elastic cartilage histology". Kenhub. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Elastic cartilage". Medline Plus/Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
External links
- Histology image: 12_02 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - "epiglottis"
- Histology image: 02901loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- Histology at ucsd.edu
- Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 03.42
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