tendon
Sign in to saveA tendon or sinew is a tough band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. It sends the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system, while withstanding tension.
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A tendon is a tough, fibrous band of tissue that connects your muscles to your bones and transmits the force of muscle contractions to move your skeleton. This makes tendons essential for movement because they allow your muscles to pull on your bones and create the mechanical actions your body needs to function.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Tendon
- Anatomy.Latin
- tendo
- Anatomy.Image
- achilles-tendon.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption
- The Achilles tendon, one of the tendons in the human body (from ''Gray's Anatomy'', 1st ed., 1858)
- Anatomy.Image2
- Tendon_-_add_-_high_mag.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption2
- Micrograph of a piece of tendon; H&E stain
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Extracellular matrix
- Ultrastructure and collagen synthesis
- Tenocytes
- List of tendons
- Functions
- Mechanics
- Clinical significance
- Injury
- Healing
- Effects of activity on healing
- Society and culture
- Culinary uses
- Other animals
- See also
- References
A tendon or sinew is a tough band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. It sends the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system, while withstanding tension.
Tendons, like ligaments, are made of collagen. The difference is that ligaments connect bone to bone, while tendons connect muscle to bone. There are about 4,000 tendons in the adult human body.