- A Tendons connect bone to bone, while ligaments connect muscle to bone
- B Tendons contain cartilage cells, while ligaments contain bone cells
- C Tendons are found only in smooth muscle, while ligaments occur in skeletal muscle
- D Tendons connect muscle to bone, while ligaments connect bone to bone
Correct answer: D. Tendons connect muscle to bone, while ligaments connect bone to bone
Explanation: Tendons are dense connective tissue bands that attach skeletal muscle to bone, while ligaments are similar bands that connect one bone to another at joints.
Concept context
The four basic animal tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscular, neural) and the cockroach as a model organism for organ-system level organisation.