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tendons Bundles of connective tissue that link muscle to bone. Fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. PICTURE
terminal buds Buds located at the end of a plant shoot.
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tendon
A type of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
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Tendons connect muscle to bone. [View] The matrix is principally collagen, and the fibers are all oriented parallel to each other. Tendons are strong but not elastic.
Ligaments attach one bone to another.
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tendon Fibrous band connecting muscle to bone or other movable structure.
tendril A modified leaf or stem in which only a slender strand of tissue constitutes the entire structure.
teneral Newly emerged adult arthropod that is soft and weak.
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tendons: the connective tissue by which muscles are attached to bones.
testes: endocrine glands that secrete androgens; the male reproductive organs located in the scrotum.
thalamus: a portion of the forebrain that integrates sensory impulses.
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tendon
A bunch of parallel collagen fibers making up a bank of connective tissue that serves to attach a muscle to a bone.
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AchillesTendon the tendon that ends the gastrocnemius
(named after Achilles who as a baby was dipped into the River Styx to make him invincible - however the person doing the dipping had hold of his ankle so it didn't get wet and he eventually ...
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The deep tendon reflexes provide information on the integrity of the central and peripheral nervous system. Generally, decreased reflexes indicate a peripheral problem, and lively or exaggerated reflexes a central one.
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Muscles and tendons
The movements of the human hand are accomplished by two sets of each of these tissues. They can be subdivided into two groups: the extrinsic and intrinsic muscle groups.
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2964. Plantar tendon sheath of peroneus longus muscle
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2965. Plantar venous arch ...
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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome connective tissue condition including problems with tendons, ligaments, skin, bones, cartilage, and membranes surrounding blood vessels and nerves. Symptoms include joint laxity, elastic skin, dislocations.
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It is found in tendons and the organic part of bone.
Type II collagen - Articular cartilage ...
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It can be used to make mesenchymal tissues, which are muscle cartilage, bone tendons, and fat.
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