Fibrous cartilage consists of several collagen fibers both type I and type II. This makes fibrous cartilage flexible, tough, and elastic. This structure of fibrous cartilage acts like a intercalated bones and helps in dissipating compressive force as the collagen undergo differential staining when it is under compression as compared to the stain created when collagen in under tension. Thus, it possess compressive stiffness and shear moduli that can bear load and wear resistance
