Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons ... fibrous and slightly elastic. They connect bone to bone and help keep the joint together. They stabilise the joints during ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons ... fibrous and slightly elastic connect bone to bone and help keep the joint together stabilise the joints during movement and ...

Medical textbooks describe three types of cartilage: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage. Hyaline cartilage helps bones slide smoothly over each other at the joints; elastic cartilage is very ...