Tendon
Type of tissue that connects muscle to bone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Tendon (disambiguation).
"Sinew" redirects here. For the song by Purity Ring, see Womb (album).
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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Latin | tendo |
MeSH | D013710 |
TH | H3.03.00.0.00020 |
FMA | 9721 |
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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 4000 tendons in the adult human body[1][2]