different between tendons and ligaments

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different between tendons and ligaments

rinkirubysingh 11th Aug, 2021

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Ujjwal Kumawat 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

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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