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What do ligament do for our bodies?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

TENDONS are at the end of a muscle that connects to bone

Ligaments connect bone to bone at the joint. They give the joint stability, so muscles and tendons can move bones through normal ROM.

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