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A tendon is made of dense regular connective tissue, whose main cellular components are special fibroblasts called tendon cells (tenocytes). [3] Tendon cells synthesize the tendon's extracellular matrix, which abounds with densely-packed collagen fibers. The collagen fibers run parallel to each other and are grouped into fascicles.
A tendon is a tough, flexible band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones. [12] The extra-cellular connective tissue between muscle fibers binds to tendons at the distal and proximal ends, and the tendon binds to the periosteum of individual bones at the muscle's origin and insertion. As muscles contract, tendons transmit ...
It is composed of a thin muscle belly and a long thin tendon. While not as thick as the achilles tendon, the plantaris tendon (which tends to be between 30–45 centimetres (12–18 in) in length) is the longest tendon in the human body. Not including the tendon, the plantaris muscle is approximately 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in) long and ...
Beyond our joints and muscles simply getting older, here is a closer look at the most common reasons for your body aches, why your body responds with pain in the first place, and how to find ...
medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon) bases of second metacarpal, base of third metacarpal: radial artery: median nerve: flexes and abducts wrist: extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus: 2 1 palmaris longus: Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left medial epicondyle of humerus ...
The Achilles tendon or heel cord, ... The tendon is the thickest tendon in the human body. ... Achilles tendinitis is relatively common. [17] Degeneration
Pages in category "Tendons" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Common flexor tendon; E. Extensor expansion; L. Linburg–Comstock ...
This tendon curves anteriorly to join the tendons of the gracilis and semitendinosus muscles in the pes anserinus, where it inserts into the superomedial surface of the tibia. [ 3 ] Its upper portion forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle , and the point where it crosses adductor longus marks the apex of the triangle.