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What does diagrastric mean?
"Digastric" refers to a muscle in the neck that has two distinct muscle bellies connected by an intermediate tendon. It plays a role in the movement of the jaw, specifically in depressing the mandible and assisting with swallowing. The digastric muscle is part of the suprahyoid group, which helps elevate the hyoid bone and the larynx during speech and swallowing.
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.
What is an antonym for the word tendon?
Muscle or Bone. A tendon connects a muscle and bone together but is not a muscle or bone.
What is the tough connective tissue that ties the gastronomic muscle to the calcaneous muscle?
The gastrocnemius muscle is located in the posterior, or back part of the lower leg. The calcaneal tendon, more commonly known as the Achilles Tendon, is what connects the gastrocnemius muscle to the calcaneus bone.
What is tendon excursion?
Tendon excursion is the distance that a tendon can move when a muscle contracts and relaxes. It is the length change that occurs in the tendon as the muscle produces movement at a joint. Tendon excursion is important for proper muscle function and joint mobility.
Injury to the body of the muscle or attachment of the tendon?
An injury to a muscle or a tendon is called a strain.
What is an origin tendon?
The origin refers to the muscle attachment that is more stable. The tendon that attaches the muscle to its origin can be called the origin tendon,
When the muscle contracts what happens to the tendon and bone?
When the muscle contracts, the tendon pulls on the bone to create movement. The tendon is the connective tissue that attaches the muscle to the bone, so when the muscle contracts, it exerts force on the tendon, which in turn moves the bone.
Something that joins muscle to bone?
it is the tendon
What is the name for the fibrous tissue which joins a muscle with a bone?
tendon
What is a Muscle tendon unit classified as what type of force?
A muscle-tendon unit is classified as a ___________force.
Is a heart a tendon a muscle or a bone?
muscle
