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Also known as tendons, sinew

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.

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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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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
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Anatomy.Caption2
Micrograph of a piece of tendon; H&E stain

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Category:Tendons
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Article · Italiano

Con il vocabolo tendine si intendono tutti quegli insiemi di fibre che permettono ai muscoli di fissare le proprie estremità ad un osso o alla pelle consentendo all'apparato contrattile di svolgere le sue funzioni. In caso di lesioni tendinee gravi, che comportano una totale o quasi rottura del tendine, si ha la perdita del movimento generato dal muscolo interessato (es. rottura del tendine di Achille con impossibilità di eseguire una flessione plantare della caviglia).

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