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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 most prominent examples are the ears and nose. It is also a connective tissue in some joints. It prevents bones from grinding on each other, which can lead to arthritis. The function of cartilage is to act like bone but it is a little bit more flexible It acts as a cushion. For instance, you have discs of cartilage between each vertebra in your back. That keeps the bone from scraping together each time you bend over or move your back in any way.