ligament tendon mneumonic

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is there a mneumonic for remembering that ligament connects bones to bones. and tendons connect muscle to bone.

I always mix these two up.
 
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superduper12 said:
is there a mneumonic for remembering that ligament connects bones to bones. and tendons connect muscle to bone.

I always mix these two up.
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Don't have a mnemonic but I just think about the most common tendons/ligaments...

Achilles tendon - attaches calf muscle (gastroc) to heel bone (calcaneus)
ACL/PCL/MCL in the knee - attaches femur to tibia
 
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Adnama said:
This is ridiculous... but here is mine: You down with LBB? Yeah, you know me! (ligament bone, bone)

I am embarrassed posting it, but I also mixed them up - hope it helps.
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HAHA! NICE. you down with OPP!!! priceless mnemonic man. but if the OP doesnt konw the song it might not work.

I think dwc's way works pretty well if you are having trouble. the achilles tendon is a great example cuz its one that many people are familiar with. and you can feel it on the bakc of your leg, if you follow it upwards, you run into a muscle, if you follow it downards you run into a bone. tendons must connect muscles to bone.
 
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i just remember the abbreviation "TMB"

tendon muscle bone

it's never failed me.. and I had to take a bunch of anatomy courses in undergrad!
 
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idk, I mean, you could always think, oh, well, muscle is the part of the animal you eat, and you want it to be tender, so tendons connect muscle to bone.
 
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