All 3 Uses of
cartilage
in
The Magic Mountain
- As we age, muscles grow tough, because of increased collagen in the connective tissue—that's the glue, you see, the chief component of bones and cartilage.†
Chpt 5.6 *
- with its joints made of tendons, cartilage, and slippery, well-oiled balls and sockets;†
Chpt 5.7
- When gelatinous cells began to produce glutens in place of mucin, the fetal fluid solidified into fibrous connective tissue, to cartilage; and he watched as calcium salts and fats were extracted from the surrounding liquid to form bone.†
Chpt 5.7
Definition:
tough elastic tissue found in such places as joints