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What are the differences and similarities between muscles and ligaments and tendons?
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∙ 15y ago
Histologically they are generally the same however a ligament attaches two bones together and a tendon attaches a muscle to a bone.
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∙ 15y ago
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What are the similarities and the differences between ligament and tendon?
They both are made of the same tissue called connective tissue which is very strong. They have different names because of where the are and what they do. Tendons connect muscles to bones and ligaments connect bones to bones.
What are three similarities between the muscles of the hand and foot?
none
What are the ligaments that attach the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles to the lungs?
suspensory ligaments
How are the muscles attached to bones?
Muscles are attached by tendons and ligaments to bones.
What connect your muscles to your bones?
Ligaments
Why do we have ligaments and tendons?
Because the ligaments keep the bones together and the tendons hold the muscles together.
How is The skeleton held together?
ligaments and muscles
What types of muscles and bones do ligaments attach?
Tendons attach muscle to bone Ligaments attach bone to bone
How do I ligament into a sentence?
Ligaments are present in the body as muscles. It is a sentence using ligaments as part of the sentence.
How is a tendon different from ligaments?
Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect muscles to bone.
What does musculoskeletal consist of?
cartilage, ligaments, muscles, skeleton, tendons, ligaments, joints, connective tissues
How do bones ligaments and tendons work together?
Ligaments and Tendons are cartilage. Ligaments connect bones to bones and Tendons connect muscles to bones.
