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Cartilage /ËkÉrtÉ¨lÉ¨dÊ/ is a flexible connective tissue in animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs.It is not as hard and rigid as bone, but it is stiffer and less flexible than muscle.hondrification (also known as chondrogenesis) is the process by which cartilage is formed from condensed mesenchyme tissue, which differentiates into chondroblasts and begins secreting the molecules (aggrecan and collagen type II) that form the extracellular matrix.
The cartilaginous material is what allows fibrocartilage to be flexible, while the fibrous tissue makes the cartilage more durable. If other types of cartilage in the body are torn, the body will use fibrocartilage in some cases to repair the tear. The breaking down of fibrocartilage is one of the key factors in degenerative disc disease, which is a source of back pain for many people.Learn more about Bones.