Check ligaments prevent ____ of tendons

Check ligaments prevent ____ of tendons

• A. Overstretching
• B. Tearing
• C. Inflammation
• D. Dislocation

Answer: (A)

Ligaments stabilize joints by limiting how far a joint can move. That restraint helps keep the tendons that cross the joint from being stretched beyond their normal length, so overstretching of tendons is prevented. Tendon tearing or inflammation come from injury to the tendon tissue itself, not from the joint’s normal limiting action, and dislocation is about bones losing alignment (ligaments do help prevent that), but the prompt specifically describes the effect on tendons, making overstretching the best fit.

Ligaments stabilize joints by limiting how far a joint can move. That restraint helps keep the tendons that cross the joint from being stretched beyond their normal length, so overstretching of tendons is prevented. Tendon tearing or inflammation come from injury to the tendon tissue itself, not from the joint’s normal limiting action, and dislocation is about bones losing alignment (ligaments do help prevent that), but the prompt specifically describes the effect on tendons, making overstretching the best fit.