The cartilages are placed horizontally above each other, separated by narrow intervals. They measure about 4 mm in depth and 1 mm in thickness. Their outer surfaces are flattened in a vertical direction, but the internal are convex, the cartilages being thicker in the middle than at the margins.
A synthetic analog is a: synthetically created compound that differs from the Natural compound. Both in it's structure and function. Although probably very similar to the original compound.
Analogue. A drug that is similar to the drug from which it is derived. Mentioned in: Pituitary Tumors. analog, analogue. 1. a part or organ having the same function as another, but of different evolutionary origin. 2. a chemical compound having a structure similar to that of another but differing from it in respect of a certain component; it may have similar or opposite action metabolically. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed.