HISTOLOGY
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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Question
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Which is true about tendons and ligaments?
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Ligaments connect muscle to bone and tendons connect bone to bone.
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Ligaments and tendons are both highly vascular.
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Ligaments connect bone to bone and tendons connect muscle to bone.
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The Achilles ligament connects to gastrocnemius (calf muscle) to the calcaneus (heel bone)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ligaments connect bones to other bones. Tendons connect muscles to bones. True.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tendon and ligament are dense, fibrous connective tissues that connect muscle and bone or bone and bone and transmit the mechanical forces that stabilize the skeleton and allow for body movement (10, 11).
Detailed explanation-3: -Tendons connect the ends of muscles to bones, whereas ligaments connect bones to other bones.
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