Tendon (or) ligament is attached to a bone through ____________?
Correct answer: D. Sharpey's fibers
- A. Tomes fibers
- B. Interstitial fibers
- C. Haversian fibers
- D. Sharpey's fibers
Explanation
Sharpey’s fibers are collagen fibers that penetrate and anchor tendons and ligaments to bone. Haversian fibers are not the attachment fibers, while Tomes and interstitial fibers are distractors.
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