The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of a torn ligament in the knee. The client asks the nurse, "What does the ligament do?" The nurse's best response would include the fact that ligaments:
1. Connect bone to bone.
2. Connect muscle to bone.
3. Encapsulate joints.
4. Connect muscle to muscle.
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Rationale: The ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect muscle to bone. Muscles do not connect to other muscles.
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