Difference between Bone and Cartilage
No. |
Bone | Cartilage |
1. |
It is a nonflexible and strong connective tissue. |
It is flexible and less strong connective tissue. |
2. | Bones are strong and cannot bend. |
Cartilage are not strong and can bend. |
3. |
In the bones, blood vessels are present. | In the cartilage, blood vessels are absent. |
4. | Bones gives skeletal support and shape to the body. |
Cartilage gives flexibility to the body and smoothen bone surfaces and joints. |
5. |
Bones are made up of components like proteins, calcium and phosphorous. | Cartilage are made up of components like proteins and sugars. |
6. | A rigid form of connective tissue is a bone. It is composed of calcium salts and forms the skeleton of vertebrates. |
A firm, flexible connective tissue is cartilage. It is present in the larynx, external ear, respiratory tract and articulating surface of joints. |
7. |
Bone is a hard tissue in the body and have rich blood supply. | Cartilage is a soft skeletal tissue in the body and do not have rich blood supply. |
8. | Bone have bone marrow and bone marrow produces blood corpuscles. |
Cartilage do not have bone marrow. |