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Is the strip of tissue connecting the kneecap to the thigh muscle an example of a tendon?
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What is the connecting tendon between the calf and the thigh?
Achilles tendon is common to both the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of the calf.
What connects bone to muscle?
A tendon
What tiny round specks of bone found in a tendon are often called what bone?
Sesamoid.
What is tendon excursion?
The distance a tendon travels upon movement of a joint, as seen muscle flexion causing retraction (excursion) of the tendon.
What aspects of muscle function are monitored by muscle spindles and tendon organs?
Muscle spindle monitors stretch and golgi tendon organ the tension that developed during forced contraction thank u
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 another name for the tendon?
Achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscle or gastrocnemius to the heel, and the quadriceps tendon, which connects the front thigh muscles to the kneecap (patella).
What is a sentence using the word sinew?
(sinew is another word for ligament, connecting bone to muscle, or tendon, connecting muscles)The damaged sinew in its leg meant that the racehorse had to miss the race.
What connects the muscle to movable bones?
the muscles are connected to bones via tendons
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 type of bone is usually found in a tendon?
Sesamoid bones grow within tendons. An example of a sesamoid bone is the patella (kneecap).
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 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
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.
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,
Something that joins muscle to bone?
it is the tendon
