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A bone embedded in a tendon is called?
a sesamoid bone
What is the medical term meaning suture of a tendon to bone?
Tenodesis is the medical term meaning surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone (ten/o means tendon, and -desis means to bind or tie together). Tenodesis is the opposite of tenolysis."Suture" is just fancy for "sew".
A bone imbedded in a tendon is called what bone?
A sesamoid bone. This type of bone is found embedded within a tendon or a muscle, typically where it passes over a joint, to protect the tendon from excessive wear and pressure. An example of a sesamoid bone is the patella, embedded within the patellar tendon.
What is a Sesamoid?
A sesamoid is a small bone embedded within a tendon or muscle, typically found where tendons pass over joints. They help to reduce friction and provide leverage for muscles, aiding in movement. The patella (kneecap) is the largest sesamoid bone in the body.
Sesamoid bones are bones embedded within a tendon What if your largest sesamoid bone anchors the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle What is it?
Patella
A tendon attaches one bone to another?
No, a tendon attaches a muscle to bone. A ligament attaches a bone to another bone.
Is there a tendon that raps around the bone?
Of course, its called bone tendon.
What is the medical abbreviation meaning broken bone?
Fx is the medical abbreviation meaning broken bone or fracture
What does pulled tendon mean?
A medical condition where a tendon has been injured, usually while playing sports due to overuse or exertion. A tendon is the hard connective tissue that joins muscle to bone.
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.
A tendon connects one bone to another true or false?
The answer is False. The tendon Connects muscle to the 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.
