Ligaments are the fibrous connective tissue that holds bones in a joint together.
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.
fibrous connective tissue that holds joints together
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.
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.
dense fibrous connective tissue
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.
Bones are made of osseous tissue, ligaments are made of fibrous connective tissue, and tendons are made of dense regular connective tissue.
Ligaments hold your bones together. Ligaments are thick fibrous bands of connective tissue that will hold bones, cartilage or other structures together.
A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones
Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect tissue to bone.
A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones
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.