<P> Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue , a rubber - like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints , and is a structural component of the rib cage , the ear , the nose , the bronchial tubes , the intervertebral discs , and many other body components . It is not as hard and rigid as bone , but it is much stiffer and much less flexible than muscle . </P>
<P> Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue , a rubber - like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints , and is a structural component of the rib cage , the ear , the nose , the bronchial tubes , the intervertebral discs , and many other body components . It is not as hard and rigid as bone , but it is much stiffer and much less flexible than muscle . </P>
where is each type of cartilage located in the body
where is each type of cartilage located in the body
rib cage ear nose bronchial tubes intervertebral discs many other body components
rib cage ear nose bronchial tubes intervertebral discs many other body components