organ ligament https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Knee_diagram.svg MESH:D008022 NCIT:C13046 this groups both skeletal and non-skeletal ligaments. What is called a 'ligament' in many AOs is actually a skeletal ligament Portion of connective tissue that connects bone or cartilage.[TAO] OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjqpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA EFO:0001966 galen:Ligament CALOHA:TS-2145 VHOG:0001272 UBERON:0000211 FMA:30319 ZFA:0001675 TAO:0001682 FMA:21496 Compared with their Ediacarian predecessor, Cambrian animals in general were characterized by their much stouter bodies. The stoutness of the body is likely due to the formation of ligaments and tendons, which in turn requires the crosslinking of collagen triple helices.[well established][VHOG] Nonparenchymatous organ that primarily consists of dense connective tissue aggregated into fasciculi by connective tissue. Examples: sutural ligament, radiate sternocostal ligament, ligament of liver, ovarian ligament[FMA][FMA:21496]. ligament organ XAO:0004031 uberon EMAPA:35493 Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. MA:0000113 UMLS:C0023685