17 - Ligaments and Tendons

Ligaments and tendons consist of MOSTLY...

• water

• Proteoglycans

• Fibroblast cells

• collagen fibers

A ligament attaches bone to...

• muscle

• bone

• tendon

• nerves

The main solid material in ligaments and tendons is:

• elastin

• proteoglycan

• Type I collagen

• Type II collagen

What does a tendon-muscle unit do that limits injury to joints?

• Limits movement

• Dynamically stabilizes the joints

• Creates joint rotation

• wraps around bone

A tendon attaches bone to...

• ligament

• tendon

• bone

• muscle

Fibers in tendons are _________ and in ligaments they are somewhat __________.

• criss-crossed,
  criss-crossed

• criss-crossed,
  parallel

• parallel,
  criss-crossed

• parallel,

  parallel

The primary mechanical behavior of ligaments and tendons is...

• Linear viscous

• Viscoelastic

• Linear elastic

• Nonlinear elastic