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Tendon

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.

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FMA
9721
Latin
tendo
MeSH
D013710
TA2
2010
TH
H3.03.00.0.00020

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Tendon

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples104
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

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Tendon

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related to Healing · 15
Tendon → After, During, GAG, GAGs, Gradually, However, III, In, It, MMPs, Monocytes, Tendons, Tenocytes, The, These
related to Mechanics · 13
Tendon → Achilles, After, In, More, MPa, MRI, Poisson's, Positional, Several, Tendons, The, These, When
related to Functions · 11
Tendon → Achilles, During, Energy, For, Furthermore, However, In, Not, The, This, Traditionally
related to Society and culture · 7
Tendon → Eurasia, Inuit, It, Native Americans, Sinew, Some, The
related to Injury · 6
Tendon → ECM, Tendinopathies, Tendons, There, These, Types
related to Extracellular matrix · 5
Tendon → I0, III2, IVsmall, The, VI
related to Tenocytes · 5
Tendon → Blood, Fibril, The, There, These
related to Culinary uses · 4
Tendon → Asian, It, One, Vietnamese
related to Structure · 4
Tendon → Each, Normal, Sharpey's, The
related to List of tendons · 3
Tendon → CCFFCC, F0F2F5, There

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tendons collagen fibrils tenocytes also mechanical shown matrix tissue muscle injury healing proteoglycans may bone fibres cell factors along structure

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TendonFMA97211.00infobox
TendonLatintendo1.00infobox
TendonMeSHD0137101.00infobox
TendonTA220101.00infobox
TendonTHH3.03.00.0.000201.00infobox
Tendonis amulti-stranded structure made up of many partially independent fibrils and fascicles0.90text
copperinstance ofinorganic components0.80text
manganeseinstance ofinorganic components0.80text
and calcium.Although most of a tendon's collagen is type I collageninstance ofinorganic components0.80text
many minor collagens are present that play vital roles in tendon developmentinstance ofinorganic components0.80text
functioninstance ofinorganic components0.80text
running or jumpinginstance ofin sports requiring athletes to excel in actions0.80text

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