Tendon And Ligament

Question 1

What are the 4 types of Dense Fibrous Regular Connective Tissues?

Answer 1

Tendon
Ligament
Aponeuroses
Deep fascia

Question 2

Tendons attach _______ to bone

Answer 2

Muscle

Question 3

Ligament attach _______ to bone

Answer 3

Bone

Question 4

What is Aponeuroses?

Answer 4

Sheet-like tendon

Question 5

What is deep fascia

Answer 5

Compartmentalizes muscle groups

Question 6

Tendons and Ligaments are similar in that they have a small number of ______ and a large amount of ______________ _______.

Answer 6

Cells; Extracellular matrix

Question 7

Tendons and ligaments are the same in which they have ___% of cells, ____% ECM

Answer 7

20; 80

Question 8

Tendons and ligaments have a similar ____________ matrix.

Answer 8

Extracellular

Question 9

What are the two types of Extracellular matrix in a tendon and ligament?

Answer 9

Fibrillar and Interfibrillar

Question 10

Tendons and ligaments are similar because of their insertion on _____

Answer 10

Bone

Question 11

What type of behaviors make tendons and ligament similar?

Answer 11

Viscoelastic behaviors

Question 12

Tendons and ligaments also have similar _________ structures.

Answer 12

Architectural

Question 13

Tendon: Cells

Answer 13

Tenocyte/blast

Question 14

Ligament: Cells

Answer 14

Fibrocyte/blast

Question 15

Tendon: % ECM

Answer 15

More

Question 16

Ligament: % ECM

Answer 16

Less

Question 17

Tendon: % Collagen

Answer 17

More Type I
Less Type III

Question 18

Ligament: % Collagen

Answer 18

Less Type I
More Type III

Question 19

Tendon: Organization

Answer 19

Organized

Question 20

Ligament: Organization

Answer 20

More “random”

Question 21

Tendon: Orientation

Answer 21

Long axis direction

Question 22

Ligament: Orientation

Answer 22

Multidirectional

Question 23

T/F: Ligaments are more able to resist tension (muscle contraction).

Answer 23

False; Tendons are more able to resist tension (muscle contraction).

Question 24

Tendons and ligaments lack own _______ ________

Answer 24

Blood supply

Question 25

Vascularization is available from where in tendons and ligaments?

Answer 25

Tendon: muscle, bone, surrounding CT
Ligament: bone, surrounding CT
(Varies across tendons and ligaments)

Question 26

_________ concentration of Vascularization at the _________ of the tendon/ligament and its attachments.

Answer 26

Higher; surface