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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: Tendon_-_add_-_high_mag.jpg
Anatomy.Caption2: Micrograph of a piece of tendon; H&E stain

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Tendon Cell Biology: Effect of Mechanical Loading.ReviewCellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology · 2024Stańczak M, Kacprzak B, Gawda PDOI: 10.33594/000000743
Tendon biomechanics and mechanobiology--a minireview of basic concepts and recent advancements.ReviewJournal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists · 2012Wang JH, Guo Q, Li BDOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2011.07.004
Tendon injury and tendinopathy: healing and repair.ReviewThe Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2005Sharma P, Maffulli NDOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.01850
Using load to improve tendon/ligament tissue engineering and develop novel treatments for tendinopathy.ReviewMatrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2025Tam KT, Baar KDOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2024.12.001
Tendon injections - upper extremity.ReviewSkeletal radiology · 2023Silva FD, Zorzenoni F, da Silva LNM et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00256-022-04174-7
[Peroneal tendon pathologies : From the diagnosis to treatment].Der Orthopade · 2021Willegger M, Hirtler L, Schwarz GM et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00132-021-04116-6
Imaging Tendon Disorders in Athletes.ReviewClinics in podiatric medicine and surgery · 2023Singh K, Hosseini N, Pooyan A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2022.07.015
Tendon development and diseases.ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology · 2016Gaut L, Duprez DDOI: 10.1002/wdev.201

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Part of: striated muscle tissue
Has part: connective tissue
Image: Achilo sausgyslė.png

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Commons category: Tendons
topic's main category: Category:Tendons

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腱（けん）は、解剖学において骨格筋が骨に付着する部分の筋肉主体部寄りにある結合組織のひとつ。骨と骨とを結合させているものは靭帯という。両生類、爬虫類、鳥類、哺乳類の骨格筋に付属して存在する。哺乳類の場合、骨格筋は全体的に赤色を示すが、腱はほぼ白色に見える。組成は殆どが線維質であるコラーゲンで、軟部組織としては硬い方に属する。代表的な腱はアキレス腱があり、人体の中では最大のものである。簡単に言うと、骨と筋肉を繋げる役割をするものである。獲物・解体した家畜の部位としての腱は、きわめて強靭で弾力性の高い繊維であり、乾燥によって収縮しつつ硬くなる性質を持つ。そのため、古代においてはきわめて重要な物資で、縫い糸にする、石器を木に接合する、木と木をきわめて強く結びつける、合成弓や投石器のばねにするなどの用途があった。さらに煮て膠を得ていた。

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