elastic tissue
Cartilage consisting of yellow elastic fibres (see elastic fibre) running through a relatively solid matrix with cells lying between the fibres. Yellow elastic cartilage occurs in the pinna, epiglottis, and Eustachian tube.
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Cartilage consisting of yellow elastic fibres (see elastic fibre) running through a relatively solid matrix with cells lying between the fibres. Yellow elastic cartilage occurs in the pinna, epiglottis, and Eustachian tube.
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