PHYSIOLOGY
SKELETAL MUSCLE
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includes all the bones along the body’s long axis.
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short bands of tough, flexible tissue, made up of lots of individual fibres, which connect the bones of the body together.
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fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.
Detailed explanation-2: -The point at which the tendon forms attachment to the muscle is also known as the myotendinous junction (MTJ) and the point at which it attaches to the bone is known as the osteotendinous junction (OTJ). The purpose of the tendon is to transmit forces generated from the muscle to the bone to elicit movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -A bunch of collagen fibrils forms a collagen fiber, which is the basic unit of a tendon. A fine sheath of connective tissue called endotenon invests each collagen fiber and binds fibers together.