Answer: Tendons.
- A Ligaments
- B Cartilage
- C Tendons
- D Bursae
Correct answer: C. Tendons
Explanation: Tendons are tough, fibrous connective tissue bands that attach muscles to bones. Ligaments connect bone to bone at joints. Both are made primarily of collagen fibres.
A sarcomere (Z line to Z line): during contraction the I band and H zone shorten as thin filaments slide over thick, while the A band stays the same length. Image: SlothMcCarty, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Concept context
Types of movement, muscle contraction, skeletal system, joints, and disorders. Important for Class 11 and NEET.