Tendon and Aponeurosis

Question 1

Tendons

Answer 1

• muscles are attached to bones by clearly recognizable tissue structures termed tendons
• a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone

Question 2

Aponeuroses

Answer 2

• Tendons vary in form from cord-like structures to sheet-like structures usually associated with sheet-like muscles and termed aponeuroses
• a sheet of pearly white fibrous tissue which takes the place of a tendon in sheet-like muscles having a wide area of attachment

Question 3

Synovial Bursa

Answer 3

• In locations where tendons reflect closely around bony prominences a synovial bursa may intervene
• This is a sac-like structure lined by a thin synovial membrane, which produces synovial fluid
• This helps lubricate the passage of the tendon around the bony structure
• Similar structures termed synovial sheaths are found wrapped around tendons passing through enclosed or tunnel-like gaps