Tendon

Tendon
Tendon
	The Achilles tendon, one of the tendons in the human body (from Gray's Anatomy, 1st ed., 1858)
	Micrograph of a piece of tendon; H&E stain
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Identifiers
Latin	tendo
MeSH	D013710
TH	H3.03.00.0.00020
FMA	9721
	Anatomical terminology

A tendon or sinew is a tough band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. It sends the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system, while withstanding tension.

Tendons, like ligaments, are made of collagen. The difference is that ligaments connect bone to bone, while tendons connect muscle to bone. There are about 4000 tendons in the adult human body^[1]^[2]

^ "Protect Your Tendons". NIH News in Health. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
^ "Framing Within Our Bodies". Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center. Retrieved 2023-09-11.

[1] "Protect Your Tendons". NIH News in Health. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-11.

[2] "Framing Within Our Bodies". Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center. Retrieved 2023-09-11.

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