If a tissue sample shows chondrocytes in lacunae, a perichondrium, and stains black with Verhoeff's stain, the tissue is:
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Correct answer: Elastic cartilage
The presence of lacunae identifies it as cartilage, the perichondrium rules out articular hyaline or fibrocartilage, and the positive Verhoeff's (elastic) stain confirms it is elastic cartilage.
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