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| - Cartilage is generally found in sticky, wet clumps when an animal is first opened for examination, though it can also coat a bone in a shiny sheath so perfect that you cannot look at it for too long without weeping. In a medical context, cartilage is easily replaced with watermelon rind which has been pickled in the transplant recipient's own briny blood.
- Cartilage is a type of tissue made up almmost entirely of the protein collagen, which is arranged in a weave much like the construction of fiberglass. Collagen is the most common protein in the body and makes up the majority of the body's proteins, and is the primary material comprising bone, skin, ligaments and tendons. However, in cartilage, collagen is unsupported by other materials, which gives it a consistency that is stiffer than tendons and ligaments, but more flexible than bone. The skeleton and skin of sharks is made entirely of cartilage.
- Cartilage was a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of Humans and other animals. While not as hard and rigid as bone, it was stiffer and less flexible than muscle. Yarim Fel Syndrome affected the cartilaginous tissue of Cardassians. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water") Cartilage was also a component of Ferengi ears. In 2369, while giving Quark oo-mox, Vash admired his cartilage. (DS9: "Q-Less") Bolians' tongues had a cartilaginous lining that would afford protection against even the most corrosive acid. (VOY: "Flashback")
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| - Cartilage was a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of Humans and other animals. While not as hard and rigid as bone, it was stiffer and less flexible than muscle. Yarim Fel Syndrome affected the cartilaginous tissue of Cardassians. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water") Cartilage was also a component of Ferengi ears. In 2369, while giving Quark oo-mox, Vash admired his cartilage. (DS9: "Q-Less") Bolians' tongues had a cartilaginous lining that would afford protection against even the most corrosive acid. (VOY: "Flashback") In 2373, while examining the remains of Hogan, Gegen noticed that his cartilaginous microstructure was porous, indicating a warm-blooded non-saurian. (VOY: "Distant Origin")
- Cartilage is a type of tissue made up almmost entirely of the protein collagen, which is arranged in a weave much like the construction of fiberglass. Collagen is the most common protein in the body and makes up the majority of the body's proteins, and is the primary material comprising bone, skin, ligaments and tendons. However, in cartilage, collagen is unsupported by other materials, which gives it a consistency that is stiffer than tendons and ligaments, but more flexible than bone. The skeleton and skin of sharks is made entirely of cartilage. Cartilage is found primarily on the surfaces of bones where they meet with other bones, in the discs that separate the vertebrae in the spine, in the sternum that supports most of the ribs, as well as forming most of the shape of the nose and ears. Its primary purpose is allowing bones to move against each other without grinding against each other. A lack of cartilage between articulating bones leads to osteoarthritis. A lack of cartilage between the vertebrae in the spine can lead to functional paralysis and the need to fuse vertebrae. Cartilage is not a living tissue and, unlike bones and skin, contains no blood vessels. It accumulates on the end of structures in a very slow manner. As such, when it is damaged, it is very slow to repair itself and, if there is a discontuity in the cartilage producing tissue, it may not re-grow at all.
- Cartilage is generally found in sticky, wet clumps when an animal is first opened for examination, though it can also coat a bone in a shiny sheath so perfect that you cannot look at it for too long without weeping. In a medical context, cartilage is easily replaced with watermelon rind which has been pickled in the transplant recipient's own briny blood.
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