EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.

Detailed explanation-2: -At fibrous entheses, the tendon or ligament attaches either directly to the bone or indirectly to it via the periosteum. In both cases, dense fibrous connective tissue connects the tendon/ligament to the periosteum and there is no evidence of (fibro)cartilage differentiation (Fig. 1a, b).

Detailed explanation-3: -In a nutshell, tendons and ligaments are both dense, soft tissues that connect different parts of the anatomy. For the most part, tendons attach bone to muscle, while ligaments attach bone to bone. Unlike muscles, these fibrous connective tissues do not have blood vessels passing through them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tendons help the bone or structure to move.

Detailed explanation-5: -Strong ligaments (tough, elastic bands of connective tissue) surround the joint to give support and limit the joint’s movement. Ligaments connect bones together. Tendons. Tendons (another type of tough connective tissue) on each side of a joint attach to muscles that control movement of the joint.