# Which is the most common type of cartilage?
a. Hyaline.
b. Elastic.
c. Fibrous.
d. Dense.
The correct answer is A. Hyaline Cartilage.
Hyaline cartilage is the most common type of cartilage.
The elastic cartilage has abundant elastic fibers in its matrix and functions in the epiglottis, in the cuneiform cartilage of the larynx, and in the auditory canal and tube.
Fibrous cartilage contains bundles of collagen fibers associated with either hyaline cartilage or dense regular connective tissue.
Dense cartilage is not a term associated with cartilage.
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