A variation can mean something that is slightly different from similar items of its type (also a variant or variety). It can also apply to a difference itself (e.g. a variat â¦ ion in temperature). In mathematics, variation is the function that compares values among variables.
Cartilage is a type of elastic connective tissue which acts as rubber-like padding to cover and protect the ends of bones at joints. It is a dense matrix of elastic and collagen fibers which are embedded in rubber like ground substance.
CARTILAGE. 1  is a specialised type of connective tissue. 2  consists, like other connective tissues, of cells and extracellular components. 3  does, unlike other connective tissues, not contain vessels or nerves. 4  is surrounded by a layer of dense connective tissue, the perichondrium.raw a small section of the cartilage and identify in your drawing territorial matrix, interterritorial matrix, isogenous groups, and chondrocytes. Think about how the spatial arrangement of chondrocytes in the isogenous group may reflect patterns of cell divisions.