What Are Ligaments Used For

A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.

What would happen if we didn't have ligaments?

Ligaments connect and stabilize the bones. They’re flexible enough to move, but firm enough to provide support. Without ligaments in joints such as the knees, for example, you wouldn’t be able to walk or sit.

What are ligaments in simple words?

In anatomy, the word ligament usually means the fibrous tissue that joins bones to other bones or cartilages. A ligament is a short band of tough fibrous connective tissue made of long, stringy collagen fibres. Ligaments join bones to other bones to form a joint.