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Name the long thin tendon that is a common source for tendon transplants?
The long thin tendon commonly used for tendon transplants is the flexor tendon from the hamstring muscle, known as the "semitendinosus" tendon.
What is the name of the tendon on the side of the knee?
The bone in your knee, or knee cap is also called a patella. This bone sits in ligaments between the femur and the tibia.
What is the knee cap real name?
The knee cap's real name is the patella. It is a small bone located in front of the knee joint that helps with knee movement and stability.
What collective name is given to the posterior thigh muscles that the sciatic nerve supplies?
The medial compartment of the thigh includes the hamstring portion of the adductor magnus. This muscle is innervated by the sciatica.
What is sinew?
Sinew is a another name for tendon. Tendons join muscles to bones and look like white bits of gristle. They are very strong and do not stretch. The hamstring joining the calf muscle to the heel is an example of a tendon that you can feel at the back of your ankle.
Is the hamstring a group of muscles or a tendon?
Hamstring muscles is the are often a name that is given to the muscles on the back side of the thigh. The tendons are normally included with the muscles. Here I will like to take second opinion.
Name the long thin tendon that is a common source for tendon transplants?
The long thin tendon commonly used for tendon transplants is the flexor tendon from the hamstring muscle, known as the "semitendinosus" tendon.
What is the name of the tendon on the side of the knee?
The bone in your knee, or knee cap is also called a patella. This bone sits in ligaments between the femur and the tibia.
Name the tissue that connects muscle to bone?
tendon (fibrous tissue) connects muscles to bones
What is the name of a tendon that starts with the letter a?
Achilles tendon is a tendon that starts with the letter A. It connects the calf muscles to the heel bone and is essential for activities such as walking, running, and jumping.
Muscle group extends the thigh and flexes the knee?
The general name for the group is hamstring. The technical names of the two primary muscles are semitendinosus and semimembranosus.
What is the knee cap real name?
The knee cap's real name is the patella. It is a small bone located in front of the knee joint that helps with knee movement and stability.
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).
Do tendons have names?
Yes, tendons do have names based on their location and function in the body. Some examples of tendon names include the Achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscles to the heel bone, and the patellar tendon, which connects the quadriceps muscles to the shinbone.
What is the name of place where a bone connects to another?
Its a joint. A joint is where you can bend like your knee and your elbow.
What is the Latin name for the knee?
The Latin name for the knee is "genu," which is derived from the Greek word "gony," meaning angle or joint. In anatomical terms, the knee is a complex joint that connects the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone) and patella (kneecap). Its Latin name reflects its function as a pivotal hinge joint in the human body.
What joint is the calves on?
oh god. where to begin. the calves are on your legs- the actual name for those muscles is the gastrocnemius muscles- they connect to the Achilles tendon which connects to the heel, and they also connect to tendons which connect them to the bottom of the femur bone. Simply put, they originate near your knee and end near your ankle.
