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Differentiate between tendon and ligaments.

The difference between tendon and ligament are:

TendonLigament
(i) It is tough and non-flexible.(i) It is elastic and flexible.
(ii) It joins muscles to bones.(ii) It joins bones to bones.
(iii) It is formed of white fibrous connective tissues and fibroblasts are arranged in rows.(iii) It is formed of yellow fibrous tissues and fibroblasts are scattered in the matrix.

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