Your professor asks you to explain the difference between a tendon and a ligament. How do you answer?

A. Tendons secure muscles to bones and ligaments secure muscles to other muscles.
B. Tendons secure muscles to bones and ligaments secure bones to other bones.
C. Tendons are just enlarged ligaments.
D. Tendons and ligaments have the same function but are found in different areas of the body.
E. Tendons secure muscles to other muscles and ligaments secure bones to other bones.


Answer: B

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