Unlike hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage does NOT typically undergo which of the following processes during aging?
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Correct answer: Calcification
A distinguishing clinical and histological feature of elastic cartilage is that it does not normally calcify with age. In contrast, hyaline cartilage (such as costal or laryngeal cartilage) frequently undergoes calcification and ossification as a person gets older.
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