Even the cartilage that makes up tendons and ligaments is relatively brittle because it behaves less like example (c) and more like examples (a) and (b). Luckily, those tissues have adapted to allow t...Even the cartilage that makes up tendons and ligaments is relatively brittle because it behaves less like example (c) and more like examples (a) and (b). Luckily, those tissues have adapted to allow the deformation required for typical movement without the brittle nature of the materiel coming into play. Profile (a) is an example of the material that fractures with no plastic deformation, i.e., it is a brittle material.
