Description
There are over 900 sinews, tendons, and ligaments in the human body.
Tendons are fibrous connective tissue serving for the attachment of muscles to bones functioning to transmit and modulate forces due to their elastic properties.
Ligaments are sheets or bands of tough fibrous tissue that connect bones to bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ. (latin: tie/bind together).
Connective tissue also binds organs and muscles together, holding them in place and cushioning them.
Function
Connecting body parts to each other.
Colour
White.
Shape
Various string and sheet-like shapes.
Location
Under the skin and flesh interwoven into the skeleton.
There are over 900 sinews, tendons, and ligaments in the human body.
Tendons are fibrous connective tissue serving for the attachment of muscles to bones functioning to transmit and modulate forces due to their elastic properties.
Ligaments are sheets or bands of tough fibrous tissue that connect bones to bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ. (latin: tie/bind together).
Connective tissue also binds organs and muscles together, holding them in place and cushioning them.
Function
Connecting body parts to each other.
Colour
White.
Shape
Various string and sheet-like shapes.
Location
Under the skin and flesh interwoven into the skeleton.
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