differentiate in between a tendon and ligament
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ligament
A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.
tendon
Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.
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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.
