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No, tendons are not the same as ligaments. Unfortunately, I was absent a long time ago when my class learned about that. So here is something:
People often talk about tendons and ligaments as if they are the same thing, but these two types of soft tissue actually perform different functions for the body.
A tendon connects muscle to bone. These tough, yet flexible, bands of fibrous tissue attach to the skeletal muscles that move your bones. Tendons essentially enable one to move since they act as intermediaries between the muscles creating the motion of the bones.
I'd say the most famous tendon is the Achilles tendon (named after the character Brad Pitt played in the movie Troy) which connects the muscles of your calf to your heel. Also, if you watch the tops of your hands while you type, you can see your tendons at work. Pretty cool, huh?
So what's a ligament? If you want to know then read more
Ligaments are similar to tendons, but they connect bone to bone and help to stabilize joints. They are composed mostly of long, stringy collagen fibers creating short bands of tough fibrous connective tissue.
Ligaments are slightly elastic, so they can be stretched to gradually lengthen increasing flexibility. Athletes and dancers stretch their ligaments to make their joints more supple, and to prevent injury.
Here's a cool fact: The term double-jointed refers to people who have more elastic ligaments.
You might have heard of some of the ligaments found in the knee since they often tear, especially the ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) when skiing. In fact four ligaments connect the tibia (shin bone) to the femur (thigh bone) to provide structure for the knee.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoLigaments and Tendons are cartilage. Ligaments connect bones to bones and Tendons connect muscles to bones.
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∙ 13y agoligaments attach to bone, tendons attach to muscles
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∙ 11y agoLigaments connect bones to bones. Tendons connect bones to muscle.
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∙ 9y agoTendons, ligaments, cartilage, and fat are all made of connective tissue.
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∙ 14y agoThey are both tissues of the body.
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The function of ligaments is to connect bone to bone. Ligaments provide stability in the joints by preventing too much movement.
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What are your bones connected by?
Bones that are joined together are joints. There are two kinds of joints. These are the ball and socket joint, and they filament joint, where different bits of cartilage join two or more bones together. Should these break, you won't be able to move this bone.
What links bones together at skeletal joints?
boomba bone or bombus
What cushions joints?
Cartilage is the major cushion for joints, in synovial joints however they are cushioned by a fluid sac.
Functionally what type of joint are the elbow and knee joints?
Hinge joints
What is meant by joint ligaments and cartilage?
A few animals don't have a skeleton. They are made up of cartilage, such as sharks. Our ears and nose are made up of cartilage. Cartilage is a stiff, rubbery tissue. It helps cushion bones and distributes weight evenly within the joints. There are three types of cartilage. They are articular cartilage, which covers joint surfaces, fibrocartilage, such as the small amounts of cartilage between the vertebrae in the spine, and elastic cartilage, such as the outer part of the ear. Ligaments are strong bands of connective tissue that bind bones together at the joints, such as the wrists, knees, and ankles.
Why is there cartilage in ligaments?
Ligaments are present in the joints of the bones.As joints ought to show free movement the substance by which they are made of should be flexible and ellastic. Bones are not elastic and flexible but cartilage is elastic and flexible..hence cartilage is present in ligaments. Ligaments are present in the joints of the bones.As joints ought to show free movement the substance by which they are made of should be flexible and ellastic. Bones are not elastic and flexible but cartilage is elastic and flexible..hence cartilage is present in ligaments.
Could movable bones work efficiently if there were no cartilage and ligaments?
cartilage and joints
What kind of bone is movable?
joints,cartilage ang ligaments
What health makes the bone move?
joints, ligaments, cartilage
What does musculoskeletal consist of?
cartilage, ligaments, muscles, skeleton, tendons, ligaments, joints, connective tissues
What do you call the connective tissue in joints?
Cartilage and ligaments (in addition to bone, of course).
What are joints made out of?
The articulating bones Tendons, ligaments Cartilage
What are your bones connected by?
Bones that are joined together are joints. There are two kinds of joints. These are the ball and socket joint, and they filament joint, where different bits of cartilage join two or more bones together. Should these break, you won't be able to move this bone.
What is the connective tissue that stabilizes joints?
if this helps any, Ligaments help stabilize them
What links bones together at skeletal joints?
boomba bone or bombus
What are three thing that freely movable movable joints contain?
Cartilage , ligaments synovial fluid
What is the structures that links two bones together?
cartilage
