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Are ligaments attached to the bones or is it tendons?
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Both are true: Ligaments attach bones to bones. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Answered 4/12/2013
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Both are true: Ligaments attach bones to bones. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Answered 1/5/2019
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