Assertion: ligament's fiber | /r/HasProperty | elastic
Facets:
value: in nature
type: LOCATION
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: On the other hand, yellow (elastic) ligaments are mostly comprised of elastic fibers, like the ligamentum flavum in the spinal column Because of this histological difference, yellow ligaments are much more stretchy than white ligaments.
text: All connective tissue consists of three main components: fibers (elastic and collagenous fibers), ground substance and cells.
text: On the other hand, if the fibers are mostly elastic, the ligament will be able to stretch more and allow wider motion range, but also during that stretching, to generate the elastic force needed to resume the primary position.
text: The main fibers that form this tissue are elastic in nature.
text: Ligaments usually also contain elastic fibers in addition to collagen, so I guess my initial thoughts were wrong - ligaments are actually more flexible than tendons.
text: All connective tissue consists of three main components: fibers (elastic and collagenous fibers), ground substance and cells.
text: All connective tissue consists of three main components: fibers (elastic and collagenous fibers), ground substance and cells.