After falling down a flight of stairs, it feels like you broke your ankle; however the emergency room doctor says you tore a ligament. This means you tore the
A) delicate membrane that covers the surface of the bone.
B) insertion of a muscle.
C) connective tissue band that attaches muscle to bone.
D) the cartilage in your ankle joint.
E) connective tissue band that joins two bones.

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Ligaments are connective tissue bands that join two bones together, providing stability and support to joints. When you tear a ligament, it means that this connective tissue has been damaged, which is different from damaging the bone, muscle insertion, or cartilage.

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