Elastic_cartilage
Elastic cartilage, fibroelastic cartilage or yellow fibrocartilage [1] is a type of cartilage present in the pinnae (auricles) of the ear giving it shape,[2] provides shape for the lateral region of the external auditory meatus,[3] medial part of the auditory canal[3] Eustachian tube, corniculate and cuneiform laryneal cartilages,[3] and the epiglottis. It contains elastic fiber networks and collagen type II fibers.[4] The principal protein is elastin.