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Ligaments are the fibrous connective tissue that holds bones in a joint together.

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On the basis of structural classification which joint is fibrous connective tissue?

A fibrous joint is a structural classification where bones are joined by fibrous connective tissue. Examples of fibrous joints include sutures in the skull and syndesmoses in the distal tibiofibular joint.


Ligaments are what?

fibrous connective tissue that holds joints together


What tissue is the suture in the cranium?

The sutures in the cranium are fibrous joints between the bones of the skull. They are formed by dense fibrous connective tissue that holds the bones together but allows for some movement during growth and development.


What bone regions are united by fibrous connective tissue?

There is no fibrous connective tissue in bone, but there is dense irregular tissue known as periosteum that covers bones (all except the articulating surfaces) and provides attachment sites for tendons and ligaments.


What tissue makes up bones tendons and ligaments?

dense fibrous connective tissue


What tissue connects bones together?

Different types of joints are held together by different tissues types:Sutures and gomphoses are held together by dense fibrous connective tissue. Synchondroses are held together by hyaline cartilage.Symphyses are held together by fibrocartilage.Diarthroses or synovial joints, the most common type of joints, are held together by ligaments and joint capsules, which are made of dense fibrous connective tissue.


What type of tissue are bones ligaments and tendons made of?

Bones are made of osseous tissue, ligaments are made of fibrous connective tissue, and tendons are made of dense regular connective tissue.


What is the name of the structure that holds to different bones together.?

Ligaments hold your bones together. Ligaments are thick fibrous bands of connective tissue that will hold bones, cartilage or other structures together.


What type of connective tissue connects bone to muscle?

A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones


What is the name of the name of the connective tissue that connects bones to bones?

Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect tissue to bone.


What type of tissue connects muscle to bones?

A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones


What kind of joint is slightly movable and is held together by fibrous connective tissue?

A slightly movable joint held together by fibrous connective tissue is called a syndesmosis joint. This type of joint allows for a small amount of movement between the bones it connects, such as the joints between the tibia and fibula in the lower leg.