sinew, aka fascia, or tendons or ligaments, depending on what the tissue is doing -- they are all connective tissue, functioning to hold together various bits of flesh. The fibers are composed primarily of collagen (chain of amino acids, better known as proteins).
The sclera
Sclera
Fibrocartilage (i.e Fibroelastic cartilage)
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white,fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone orpart
Both tendons and ligaments are made of dense connective tissue. Skin contains irregular dense connective tissue.
The sclera also known as the white of the eye, maintain the shape of the eye and protects the delicate inner layers of tissue.This tough, fibrous tissue forms the outer layer of the eye, except for the part covered by the cornea. Scler/o means the white of the eye, and it also means hard.
damaged tissue can be reqaired by the .
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The combining form "fasci/o" means "fibrous muscle cover, fascia." The fascia is the soft connective tissue that surrounds and supports the muscles. thanks to northstarlearning.com for the CMA review
It's found in the ligaments, tendons, cartilage, etc.
A ligament is a type of tough elastic tissue. It is white and fibrous and connects one bone to another.
Fibrocartilage is found most notably in the discs between vertebrae. This cartilage is a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilage tissue.
Fibrocartilage (i.e Fibroelastic cartilage)
A cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white,fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone orpart
Tendon is an inelastic cord or band of tough white fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other part.
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
If you are working the April 12 NYT crossword puzzle, I believe the answer is sclera
Both tendons and ligaments are made of dense connective tissue. Skin contains irregular dense connective tissue.