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Elastic cartilage | Elastic cartilage or yellow cartilage is a type of cartilage present in the outer ear, Eustachian tube, and epiglottis. It contains elastic fiber networks and collagen type II fibers. The principal protein is elastin. |
Tendon | The tendon is the structure in your body that connects a muscle to a bone. The structure that transmits the force of the muscle contraction to the bone is called a tendon. |
Decalcified bone | Bone decalcification is the softening of bones due to the removal of calcium ions and can be performed as a histological technique to study bones and extract DNA. |
Osteoclasts | Osteoblasts make bone in response to growth factors and mechanical stress on the bone. Counteracting the osteoblast activity are osteoclasts - the bone reabsorbing cells. Osteoclasts make and secrete digestive enzymes that break up or dissolve the bone tissue. |