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Also known as ligaments, accessory ligaments

A ligament is a type of fibrous connective tissue in the body that connects bones to other bones. It also connects flight feathers to bones, in dinosaurs and birds. All 30,000 species of amniotes (land animals with internal bones) have ligaments.

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A ligament is a strong, fibrous tissue that connects bones to each other, and in birds and dinosaurs it also attaches flight feathers to bones. These connective tissues are found in all 30,000 species of land animals with internal skeletons, making them a fundamental part of how animal bodies hold together and function.

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Anatomy.Name: Ligament
Anatomy.Latin: ligamentum (Plural: ligamenta)
Anatomy.Function: Connect bones to other bones; maintain position of organs
Anatomy.System: Musculoskeletal system

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Commons category: Ligaments
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Comparative anatomy
Humans
Articular ligaments
Artificial ligaments
Examples
Peritoneal ligaments
Fetal remnant ligaments
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A ligament is a type of fibrous connective tissue in the body that connects bones to other bones. It also connects flight feathers to bones, in dinosaurs and birds. All 30,000 species of amniotes (land animals with internal bones) have ligaments.

It is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.

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Ligaments Skeletal system Soft tissue