Tendons connect. to a. bones, bones b. ligaments, bones c. muscle, bones d. muscle, ligaments
Tendons are bundles of fibrous connective tissue which are made up of collagen and can withstand tension. They connect the muscles to the bones and help in supporting the body movement. By connecting muscles to the bones or sometimes to other muscular structures, they can transmit or modulate forces during motion and help in stabilizing the body movement.
They are made of fibroblast cells called tenocytes which produce the extracellular matrix. The collagen fibers in a tendon are densely packed are are arranged in a parallel manner into bundles called fascicles.
Other types of fibrous connective tissues involved in connecting the different structures in the musculoskeletal system are - ligaments (connect bone to bone) and fasciae (connect muscle to muscle).
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