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  2. Connective tissue - Wikipedia

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    Dense connective tissue also known as fibrous tissue [8] is subdivided into dense regular and dense irregular connective tissue. [9] Dense regular connective tissue, found in structures such as tendons and ligaments , is characterized by collagen fibers arranged in an orderly parallel fashion, giving it tensile strength in one direction.

  3. Hill's muscle model - Wikipedia

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    It is fully extensible when inactive but capable of shortening when activated. The connective tissues (fascia, epimysium, perimysium and endomysium) that surround the contractile element influences the muscle's force-length curve. The parallel element represents the passive force of these connective tissues and has a soft tissue mechanical ...

  4. Davis's law - Wikipedia

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    Davis's law is used in anatomy and physiology to describe how soft tissue models along imposed demands. It is similar to Wolff's law, which applies to osseous tissue.It is a physiological principle stating that soft tissue heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed.

  5. Human musculoskeletal system - Wikipedia

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    The yellow marrow has fatty connective tissue and is found in the marrow cavity. During starvation, the body uses the fat in yellow marrow for energy. [ 7 ] The red marrow of some bones is an important site for blood cell production, approximately 2.6 million red blood cells per second in order to replace existing cells that have been destroyed ...

  6. Skeletal muscle - Wikipedia

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    Apart from the contractile part of a muscle consisting of its fibers, a muscle contains a non-contractile part of dense fibrous connective tissue that makes up the tendon at each end. The tendons attach the muscles to bones to give skeletal movement. The length of a muscle includes the tendons. Connective tissue is present in all muscles as ...

  7. Microfibril - Wikipedia

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    Fibrillin microfibrils are found in connective tissues, which mainly makes up fibrillin-1 [1] and provides elasticity. During the assembly, mirofibrils exhibit a repeating stringed-beads arrangement produced by the cross-linking of molecules forming a striated pattern with a given periodicity when viewed stained under an electron microscope.

  8. Joint - Wikipedia

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    Structural classification names and divides joints according to the type of binding tissue that connects the bones to each other. [1] There are four structural classifications of joints: [8] fibrous joint – joined by dense regular connective tissue that is rich in collagen fibers [9] cartilaginous joint – joined by cartilage.

  9. Matrix (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In biology, matrix (pl.: matrices) is the material (or tissue) in between a eukaryotic organism's cells. The structure of connective tissues is an extracellular matrix. Fingernails and toenails grow from matrices. It is found in various connective tissues. It serves as a jelly-like structure instead of cytoplasm in connective tissue.