Dissectible Me 5 minute anatomy

Ligaments and tendons are similar but different. Tendons transmit forces from muscles to bones, and ligaments support joints and tie them together. Some are stretchy, some are not. Ligaments give proprioceptive information about joint position and both heal very slowly because of a poor blood supply. And what about peritoneal ligaments? Are they the same thing?

If a dermatome is a strip of skin innervated by branches of a single spinal nerve root, a myotome is a block of muscle innervated by branches of a single spinal nerve root. But multiple myotomes come together to form the skeletal muscles that we recognise. So how can we use the knowledge of myotomes to test nerve function?

A dermatome is a strip of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve. A dermatome is also a part of the somite that will form the dermis of the skin. How is understanding this anatomy useful?

What are the differences between grey matter and white matter in the nervous system, anatomically speaking?

Fascia is classically described as a series of sheets of connective tissue wrapping the body and compartments within it. It holds us together and gives us shape. But what is fascia?