________ connects muscle to the bones.

Tendons are fibrous connective tissues, and connects muscle to the bones.Ligaments join one bone to bone, while tendons connect muscle to bone for a proper functioning of the body.Both Tendons and Ligaments are made of collagen.Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, rubber-like PADDING that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints.It is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial TUBES, the intervertebral discs, and many other body components.It is not as hard and rigid as bone, but it is MUCH stiffer and much less flexible than muscle.Areolar tissue is a type of loose connective tissue.​It holds ORGANS in place and attaches epithelial tissue to other UNDERLYING tissues.It also surrounds the blood vessels and nerves.