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Elastic cartilage function
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Allows great flexibility; can tolerate repeated bending; most springy and flexible
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Elastic cartilage locations
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external ear, epiglottis (voicebox; prevents food from going down the wrong tube), eustachian tube (connects middle ear with throat)
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Fibrous Cartilage (fibrocartilage) function
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resists compression and tension; intermediate between elastic and hyaline
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fibrous cartilage locations
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menisci in knees, intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis
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hyaline cartilage function
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strong but with some flexibility; rubber-like; resists repetitive stress; most abundant
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hyaline cartilage locations
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in the articular cartilages, epiphyseal plate, of joints, trachea, bronchi, larynx, connects ribs to the sternum, nose, embryonic skeleton
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