Created:  September 1, 1997:
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Elastic Cartilage

elastic cartilage image (10k jpg)
Ear (auricle) (400X)		 Locations: 
   Epiglottis, outer ear (auricle), Eustachian tube.

Functions:  
   Support and maintains shape.

Identify:  
   chondrocyte
   lacunae
   elastic fibers
   ground substance
   perichondrium
   







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