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There are over 900 ligaments in the human body. Ligaments connect bones to other bones and provide support to joins and various internal organs. They are made up of tough bands of tissue mostly consisting of collagen. Of the 900 ligaments, 600 are located in a human's extremities (the arms and legs) with 30 in the leg, 10 in the knee joint, 30 in the sole of the foot, and 6 in the toe. There are 70 ligaments from the neck up, 230 in the trunk, 40 in the abdomen, 10 in the pelvic area.
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What body parts are held together by ligaments?
Bones are held together by ligaments.
What is the body tissue that holds bones together?
ligamentsTendons are the tissues that hold bones together. Ligaments hold muscles to bones.
How many elements are in the human body?
there are 25 elements in the human body.
1 How many bones are in the human body?
There are 212 bones in the human body.
How many ligaments support the wrist?
According to my wrist/hand anatomy atlas, there are 26 ligaments in the hand, divided in 2 categories: intrinsic (connecting carpals with each other) an extrinsic (connecting carpals with metacarpals/ulna/radius)
How many pairs of dentate ligaments are in the human body?
21
How many ligaments does the human foot have?
there are 106 ligaments in the human foor
How many moving parts are in a human body?
there is 148 levers in the human body
What artificial organs of the human body is not invented?
Ligaments
Where are fascias located in the human body?
Fascias are located in many places of the human body. It is a layer of tissue that surrounds muscles, blood vessels and nerves. They act in a similar way to ligaments.
What happens if your body had no ligaments?
what happens if our body had no ligaments
What part of the body you can find many ligaments?
Ankles, knees, and wrists (also the parts of the body most prone to sprains, BECAUSE of the fact that they have so many ligaments!) :)
How many ligaments in the body?
ligaments are connective tissues that hold one bone to another in the joint. from your elbow to your leg, anything in your body that is connected to your bone by a joint is a ligamentteligaments are located where there are joints in the body, ligaments reduce friction between the bones, making it easier for our joints to move. you can also get different types of ligament e.g blue, white fibro, etc :P
Where is the tendon located?
The human body contains many tendons. Tendons attach skeleton muscles to bone. Ligaments, on the other hand, attach bones to other bones.
What does the body have of?
Ligaments
Why do we have ligaments and tendons?
Because the ligaments keep the bones together and the tendons hold the muscles together.
How do muscles in the human body help with movement?
They pull on bones through tendons.
