CHAPTER XLVI.
Ligaments consist of bands and cords of a tough, fibrous, and smooth substance, by which the bones are bound together and held in their places, allowing them freedom to move, and supplying smooth surfaces over which they glide.
938. Why are the joints bound with ligaments?
Because the bones would otherwise be constantly liable to slip from their places.
"That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."—John iii.