Answer to Question #61934 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Sanjukta Ghosh

Question

Ligament, the conventional definition says that it is a fibrous connective tissue that connects a bone with another bone but ovarian ligament is a fibrous connective tissue that connects ovaries to the uterus. Is it an exception or ligament is used in a different way in modern day science?

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Answer 1

ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones and is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.
Ovarian ligament is a fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus.
Different application of ligaments is not an exception. Ligament is just used in different ways.