Tendon

Tendon
The Achilles tendon, one of the tendons in the human body (from Gray's Anatomy, 1st ed., 1858)
Micrograph of a piece of tendon; H&E stain
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Latintendo
MeSHD013710
TA22010
THH3.03.00.0.00020
FMA9721
Anatomical terminology

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.

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