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UNIT 3 JOINTS-LIGAMENTS-TENDONS & CARTILAGES

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JOINTS, LIGAMENTS, TENDONS AND CARTILAGES

IN OUR BODYIN OUR BODY

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JOINTS

Joints are places where joints meet

Joints allow us to bend and turn our body.

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Knee jointKnee joint

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ELBOW JOINTELBOW JOINT

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LIGAMENTS

They are strong flexible cords that hold the bones together.

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TENDONSTendons are bands of fibrous tissue that connect muscles and bones

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CARTILAGES

Cartilages are types of connective tissue .

They reduce friction at the joints.

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AND THAT’S ALL AND THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!FOLKS!!UNIT 3 LEVEL 6UNIT 3 LEVEL 6