Distractors
Tendons establish skeletal stability and ligaments transmit forces.
Ligaments are less pliable than tendons.
Like tendons, ligaments need synovial sheaths.
Key
Tendons connect muscle to bone, ligaments connect bone to bone.
Question
In the “Biomechanics of Tendon and Ligament Tissue” article, author Whitney Lowe outlines differences between ligaments and tendons. Which of these statements is true?