Question

Define temdom and liganent

Answer 1

tendon joins muscles to bones while ligament joins bones to bones

Answer 2

TENDONS..

1)***Tendons are also fibrous connective tissue which connects/attaches muscle to bone

2)~~~~Tendons are cord-like, strong, inelastic structures

3)Usually only one tendon per muscle

4)Collagen content is more than ligaments

5)Proteoglycan content is less than ligaments

6)Tendons are white in colour

7)The fibroblasts of tendons lie in continuous raw

8)Have heavy blood supply

9)Connect ends of the muscles to any place of the bone

10)they are comparatively weaker than tendon

***** The strength of tendons in resisting pulls is said to be ‘equal to at least half that of the bones******


LIGAMENT...
example of a ligament is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)...
1)Ligament is a fibrous connective tissues which attaches bone to bone...

2)it helps them to hold structure together and keep them stable......

3)~~~~They are elastic

*4)****Connect ends of the bones only at joints

5)Usually many ligaments per joints

6)Proteoglycan content is more than tendons

7)Ligaments are yellow in colour

8)The fibroblasts of ligaments are scattered

9)Blood supply comparatively poor

10)they are stronger than tendons.

hope helped..