GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Attach muscles to bones
A
Tendons
B
Ligaments
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tendons: Tendons connect muscles to bones. Made of fibrous tissue and collagen, tendons are tough but not very stretchy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ligaments and tendons are fibrous bands of connective tissue that attach to bone. Ligaments connect two or more bones together and help stabilize joints. Tendons attach muscle to bone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ligaments attach one bone to another. Tendons attach a muscle to a bone. Both, however, are essential to proper body mechanics.

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