Horse Ligament Tendons Equine Flashcards
Basic about ligaments and tendons
Connect bone to bone
Ligament
Tough rope
Ligament
elastic yellow fibers
Ligament or Tendon
inelastic white protien fibers
Ligament or Tendon
LESS flexible than other soft tissues
Ligament
Connect muscle “ bone
Tendon
Supports articulating bones
Tendon
Tendons have connective tissue fibers throughout a muscle.
Tendon
MORE flexible than ligaments
Tendon
Greater blood supply than ligaments
Tendon
Sprained ligaments are extremely painful but may not always exhibit excessive inflammation due to their limited vascular supp
Ligament Injury
Severed ligaments may exhibit less pain due to a loss of the nerve stimulus
Severed Ligament
Ligaments found on the lateral and medial aspects of hinge joints are called
Collateral Ligaments
cooperative trio of ligaments that provide support for the spine,
Dorsal Ligament System
Supports head with nuchal and supraspinous ligament
Dorsal Ligament System