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What are the 4 differences between tendons and ligaments

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Tendon,
1.tendon joins skeletal muscles to a bone
2.it is tough and inelastic
3.it is a modification of white fibrous tissue.
4.fibres are seen as dense parallel bundles

ligaments,
1.ligaments joins bone to another bone
2.it is strong but elastic
3.it is a modification of yellow elastic tissue with some collagen fibres
4. Fibres are densely crowded but not arranged in parallel bundles

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