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Elastic cartilage
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
![Perichondrium: fibrous layer <p>These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/T.T.C.E.03B-1-ping.png)
Perichondrium: fibrous layer
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
![Perichondrium: chondrogenic layer <p>These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/T.T.C.E.03B-2-ping.png)
Perichondrium: chondrogenic layer
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
![Elastic cartilage <p>These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/T.T.C.E.03B-Elastic-cart-1.png)
Elastic cartilage
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
![Chondroblasts <p>These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/T.T.C.E.03B-Chondroblast.png)
Chondroblasts
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
![Chrondrocytes <p>These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/T.T.C.E.03B-Chondrocytes.png)
Chrondrocytes
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
![Elastic fibers <p>These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/T.T.C.E.03B-Fibers.png)
Elastic fibers
These images compare the appearance of elastic cartilage stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) and hematoxylin and eosin plus orcein for elastic fibers on the right. 400x
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The next image is similar to the area outlined by the rectangle.
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This image was taken of a slide in the Drexel University collection.