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tissue, which occurs at the ends of bones where these take part 

 in forming joints. It is firm, and at the same time elastic and 

 to a certain extent j'ielding so that it saves the bones from the 



Fi^- •'■ J-^liistic fibres (from Scliafer). 



effects of concussion and the body from the jar which would 

 otherwise result. It occurs also in the wall of the windpipe, in 

 the nostril, and in the external ear, besides supjDlying firm but 

 elastic connections between the vertebrae, and between the ribs 

 and the sternum. Moreover, most of the bones are first laid 

 down in embryonic development as cartilage and only become 

 ossified in later life. 



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Fig. 10. Hyaline cartilage (from Gray). 



Fig. 11. Fibro-cartilage (from Gray). 



