Question

difference between tendons and ligaments?(in points)​

Answer 1

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR COMPARISON TENDONS LIGAMENTS

Definition Tendon connects muscles to bone, and are present at the end of skeletal muscles. These are the fibrous connective tissue non-elastic. Ligaments connect one bone to another bone and so are found in joints. These are also the kind of connective tissue which is stronger and flexible and helps in movements of the bones.

Nature Tendons are inelastic and tough. Ligaments are elastic and strong.

Fibres Fibres are present as compact parallel bundles. Fibres are compactly packed and not arranged in parallel bundles.

Fibroblasts In tendon, fibroblasts lie in continuous rows. In ligaments, fibroblasts are scattered.

Formed of Tendons are made of white fibrous connective tissue. Ligaments are made of yellow fibrous connective tissue.

It joins Tendons connect end of the muscles to any place of the bone. It connects bones to bones at a joints.

Classification No classification. They are divided into three categories-peritoneal ligaments, fetal remnant ligaments, and articular ligaments.

Answer 2

Answer:

TENDONS

• Inelastic in nature.
• Join skeletal muscle to bone.
• Made up of white collagen fibre.

LIGAMENTS

• Elastic in nature.
• Connect bone to bone.
• Made up of bundles of elastic fibres and few collagen fibres.

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