During an injury nasal septum gets damaged and for its recovery which cartilage is preferred : -

During an injury nasal septum gets damaged and for its recovery which cartilage is preferred : -
A Elastic cartilage
B Hyaline cartilage
C Calcified cartilage
D Fibrous cartilage

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The nasal septum, the tip of the nose, the trachea and the ends of long bones are made of hyaline cartilage.
To repair the nasal septum, the same type of cartilage, hyaline cartilage, is preferred, because it has the right firmness and flexibility.
Elastic cartilage is found in the pinna and epiglottis, and fibrous cartilage in intervertebral discs.
So hyaline cartilage is preferred.

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