Location: EXTERNAL EAR, EPIGLOTTIS

 

 

Functions: SUPPORT WITH FLEXIBILITY

 

Type of Cells: chondrocytes, chondroblasts

 

Matrix: LESS COLLAGEN, MORE ELASTIC

 

Cellularity: loW

 

MAINTAINING BOUNDARIES: THE EPIGLOTTIS PREVENTS FOOD AND LIQUIDS FROM ENTERING THE WINDPIPE

 

EPIGLOTTITIS: A potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the tissue protecting the windpipe becomes inflamed.

 

 

everyday analogy: ELASTIC Cartilage is similar to a bendy ruler in function.