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Why it is important that the tendon attached to each heel bone is thicker and stronger than those attached to the wrist bone?
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∙ 11y ago
B/c you feet has to carry all your weight when you're walking. Something which your hands rarely has to do.
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The tendon attached to each heel bone is thicker and stronger than those attached to the wrist bone why is this important?
Because this tendon has to articulate the whole mass of the body, whereas in the wrist are several tendons and these only articulate the hand.
Why heel tendon is thicker and stronger than wrist?
The heel has to support the whole body, the wrist doesn't.
How is the tendon attached to the foot in a frog?
A tendon is a type of connective-tissue band that attaches a muscle to a bone. In a frog, the tendon is attached to the foot through the extensor muscles.
What muscle is the Achilles tendon attached?
The Achilles tendon is attached to the calf muscle (gastrocnemius). It is also attached to the heel bone (calcaneus). Achilles tendon is also known as the calcaneal tendon (calcaneal hence the heel bone calcaneus).
What is the name of the end of a muscle attached to the bone?
muscles connect to ligaments connect to bones!
What kinds of tissues are attached to bone?
tendon
Muscle tissue that is attached to bones?
tendon
Muscle tissue that is attached to and moves the sketon?
tendon
What is the attachment site of the patellar tendon?
Patella is the sesamoid bone, which has developed in the patellar tendon. This tendon is attached to the tuberosity on the upper and anterior part of tibia bone.
How a tendon worktogether with muscular and skeletal system?
Muscles are attaches to tendons, which in turn are attached to bones. So if you wanted to bend your arm, the biceps pulls on the tendon which is attached to the Radius and Ulna.
What muscle tendons keep the patella in place?
The two tendons that are attached to the patella are: the quadriceps tendon, which attaches above, and the patellar tendon, which attaches on the bottom
What part of a muscle is usually attached to a fixed location?
A muscle insertion is the end of a muscle attached to the free-moving bone of its joint. A muscle origin is the end of the muscle attached to the relatively fixed bone of the joint.
