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  2. Ligament - Wikipedia

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    A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue 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, [1] fibrous ligament, or true ligament.

  3. Fibrous joint - Wikipedia

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    The joint can be considered a synarthrosis. [13] The gomphosis is the only joint-type in which a bone does not join another bone, as teeth are not technically bone. In modern, more anatomical, joint classification, the gomphosis is simply considered a fibrous joint because the tissue linking the structures is ligamentous.

  4. Denticulate ligaments - Wikipedia

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    Each denticulate ligament is composed of a single narrow fibrous strip that extends from the craniovertebral junction to T12. Each ligament features 18-20 triangular extensions that attach to the dura at their apices [ citation needed ] in between successive nerve roots . [ 1 ]

  5. Joint - Wikipedia

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    The connection between a tooth and the jawbone is also called a joint, and is described as a fibrous joint known as a gomphosis. Joints are classified both structurally and functionally. [4] Joints play a vital role in the human body, contributing to movement, stability, and overall function.

  6. Joint capsule - Wikipedia

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    an outer (fibrous membrane, fibrous stratum) composed of avascular white fibrous tissue an inner ( synovial membrane , synovial stratum ) which is a secreting layer On the inside of the capsule, articular cartilage covers the end surfaces of the bones that articulate within that joint.

  7. Dense connective tissue - Wikipedia

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    Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, is a type of connective tissue with fibers as its main matrix element. [1] The fibers are mainly composed of type I collagen . Crowded between the collagen fibers are rows of fibroblasts , fiber-forming cells, that generate the fibers.

  8. Enthesis - Wikipedia

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    The enthesis (plural entheses) is the connective tissue which attaches tendons or ligaments to a bone. [1] There are two types of entheses: fibrous entheses and fibrocartilaginous entheses. [2] [3] In a fibrous enthesis, the collagenous tendon or ligament directly attaches to the bone.

  9. Quadrate ligament - Wikipedia

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    The quadrate ligament is a fibrous band attached to the inferior border of the radial notch on the ulna and to the neck of the radius. Its borders are strengthened by fibers from the upper border of the annular ligament. [1] The ligament is 11 mm (0.43 in) long, 8 mm (0.31 in) wide, and 1 mm (0.039 in) thick. [2]