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Which connective tissue connects bone to another bone ?


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Ligaments

  1. The ligaments are a type of dense yellow fibrous connective tissue.
  2. It possesses strength and high elasticity with very little matrix.
  3. The ligament binds a bone with another bone.
  4. A ligament is made up of a number of yellow elastic fibers and bundles of white collagen fibers and is bonded together with the help of areolar tissue.

Functions of ligaments :

  1. It allows bending and rotation movements over a joint.
  2. It binds a bone with another bone.
  3. It strengthens the joints

Final answer: The connective tissue that connects one bone to another bone is called Ligament.


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