What connective tissue stabilizes joints by connecting bones?

• A. Fascia
• B. Tendons
• C. Ligaments
• D. Cartilage

Answer: (C)

Ligaments stabilize joints by connecting bones across a joint and guiding or limiting movement to keep the bones aligned. They’re dense bands of connective tissue specifically built to tie bone to bone, which helps prevent abnormal motions and provides joint stability.

Fascia surrounds muscles and other structures to support and organize them, but it doesn’t primarily connect bone to bone to stabilize a joint. Tendons attach muscles to bones in order to move the joint, not to stabilize it directly. Cartilage covers bone ends to cushion and reduce friction within the joint, not to hold the bones together.

So, ligaments are the connective tissue that directly connects bones to each other and stabilizes joints.