different between tendons and ligaments
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11th Aug, 2021
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The diference is tendon serves to move the bone or structure . A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable
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Tendons |
Ligaments |
| Connects skeletal muscles to bones | Connects bones to bones |
| Tough and elastic | Elastic |
| Connects the end of the muscles to bones | Connects the end of the bones at joints |
| Each muscle contains only one tendon. | Each joint contains many ligaments |
| Proteoglycan content is low | Proteoglycan content is comparatively more |
| White in colour | Yellow in colour |
| Blood supply is poor | Blood supply is just as poor |
| Fibroblasts lie in a continuous row | Fibroblasts are scattered |
| The fibres are compact and present in parallel bundles | They are not arranged in parallel bundles but are compactly packed |
| No such classification | They are classified into three types, namely: Articular ligaments, Remnant ligaments and Peritoneal ligaments |
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