How do cartilage and bone differ in their response to stress?

What will be an ideal response?


Compared with bone, cartilage has a greater ability to bend and is capable of resisting a large amount of distortion without breaking; however, it has less overall strength. In contrast, though much stronger, bone breaks readily when sufficiently stressed.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A) the pancreas B) the buccal glands C) the thyroid gland D) the parotid glands

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