what is the difference between tendons and ligaments

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47 Views|Posted 2012-07-22 17:31:17
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Omendra Pratap Singh
2012-07-22 17:54:53
A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments and fasciae as they are all made of collagen except that ligaments join one bone to another bone , and fasciae connect muscle

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Dr. Kesasan Shak
2012-07-22 20:52:13
Tendons are fibrous connective tissue joining muscles with bone for movement, also they can withstand tension where as Ligaments are fibrous tissue(connective tissue,collagenous fibers) joining bone to bone forming a movable joint.

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