Muscle Anatomy & Attachment Flashcards
1
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Enthesis
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The site of attachment of tendon to bone
2
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Musculotendinous junction
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The point where the tendon forms an attachment to the muscle
3
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Tenocytes
A
Fibroelastic cellular components of tendon that synthesise extracellular matrix and responds to mechanical loads, adapting accordingly
4
Q
Endotenon
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A substance that helps to stabilise and bind the fibrils
5
Q
Collagen fibre
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A group of collagen fibrils bound in a sheath of endotenon
6
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Epitenon
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an exterior sheath of connective tissue
7
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Paratenon
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Fatty tissue between fascia and tendon tissues
