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ligaments connect the bones together. tendons connect the muscle to bone
Ligaments are the skeletal components that connect bones to other bones to create a joint, a flexible structure that is capable of movement and of bearing both weight and external forces applied to it. Ligaments are made of collagen, formed into short, fibrous bands. All of the body ligaments are important to efficient physical movement. However, the ligaments that are of special significance are the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the connector between the femur and the tibia (lower leg bone) essential to knee function, and the ulnar cruciate ligament (UCL), an elbow structure essential to the success of any Baseball pitcher.
Tendons have a similar construction to that of ligaments: they are strong, fiber-like connectors. However, rather than connecting bone to bone, tendons connect muscle to bone, providing stability and a significant degree of resistance to external forces. Large tendons such as the Achilles tendon, which connects the gastroceus (calf muscle) and the calcaneus (heel bone), are able to withstand force due to the flexing qualities of the supple collagen that forms a large portion of the tendon structure. As with an ACL or UCL injury, a tear or rupture of the Achilles tendon is a debilitating occurrence.
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What happens when ligaments or tendons stretch?
ligaments and tendons shorten and becomes less flexible with age
What is the main defference between ligaments and tendons?
Ligaments connect bones to bones. Tendons connect bones to muscle.
Ligaments can do this but tendons cannot?
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What connective tissue holds together movable joints?
ligaments and tendons
What are tendons and ligaments called?
Connective tissue
What morphological feature causes the toe-in region in tendons and ligaments?
Loading of tendons and ligaments. This is found in all tendons and ligaments and is not a feature of injury.
How do bones ligaments and tendons work together?
Ligaments and Tendons are cartilage. Ligaments connect bones to bones and Tendons connect muscles to bones.
What happens when ligaments or tendons stretch?
ligaments and tendons shorten and becomes less flexible with age
Do ligaments and tendons stretch?
Tendons do flex.
What is the main defference between ligaments and tendons?
Ligaments connect bones to bones. Tendons connect bones to muscle.
How are bones attached together?
Bones are attached to each other by tendons
What is tough substance that joins bones?
Tendons, ligaments and cartilege in between.
What kind of tissues are Cartilage fat tendons ligaments?
Cartilage, fat, tendons, and ligaments are all types of connective tissue.
Are muslcles connected to bones by ligament or tendons?
No, ligaments connect bone to bone, while tendons connect muscle to bone.
What are ligaments and tendons'?
Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. Tendons are tough connective tissues that connect skeletal muscles to bones.
How are bones attach to another bone?
By tendons, sinews and ligaments.
Ligaments can do this but tendons cannot?
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