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Is a strip of tissue connecting the knee cap to the thigh muscle is an example of a tendon?
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Is the strip of tissue connecting the kneecap to the thigh muscle an example of a tendon?
Yes
Does connective tissue connect tissue?
Connective tissue connects tissues to tissue. A good example is muscle (a tissue) connecting to bone (a tissue). The tissue that does THIS is called a tendon. A tendon connects muscles to bones.
What is the name for the fibrous tissue which joins a muscle with a bone?
tendon
What is a muscle-tendon unit classified as?
A tendon is classified as a tissue.
What is the difference between an aponeurosis and a tendon?
They are basically the same thing......connecting muscles to bones but tendons are cord-like and aponeurosis is sheetlike.Describe the difference between a tendon and an aponeurosis
Muscle tissue that attaches to the bone?
tendon
Muscle tissue that is attached to bones?
tendon
Muscle tissue that is attached to and moves the sketon?
tendon
Cord of connective tissue that joins a muscle to a bone?
The part of anatomy that fits this description is the tendon, which attaches the muscle to bone.
Describe the tissue type and function of a tendon?
Tendons are a type of soft tissue connecting muscle tissue to bone, similar to the ligaments that connect bone to bone. The function of tendons is to transfer force between muscle and bone. This facilitates the joint movement for everyday movements.
What is the thick tissue called that attaches muscle to the bone?
TENDON
What is the name for tissue connecting muscle to muscle?
Tendon: joins muscle to bone. Ligament: joins bone to bone. An easy way to remember this is by saying: "Little Billy Barry took my Mercedes Benz" Hope this helped:-)
