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In rabbit, end of a long bone is connected in another by
BiologyLocomotion and MovementJIPMERJIPMER 2009
Options:
  • A tendon
  • B ligaments
  • C muscle
  • D cartilage
Solution:
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The correct answer is: ligaments
Ligaments consist of mainly collagen fibres and some elastic fibres. It connects end of a long bone to another.Tendon is a very dense, strong fibrous connective tissue made of collagen fibres. Tendon connects a skeletal muscle to a bone.Cartilage is a solid but semi-rigid and flexible connective tissue. Cartilage like the fibrous tissues, is a vascular and nutrients must diffuse into it from nearby tissues.Muscles are composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to affect a particular movement.

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