Tendon Facts

Tendons are cords that tie a muscle to a bone or tie a muscle to another muscle.
Most tendons are round, rope-like bundles of fiber. A few, such as the ones in the abdomen wall, are flat sheets called aponcuroses.
Tendon fibers are made from a rubbery substance called collagen.
Your fingers are moved mainly by muscles in the forearm, which are connected to the fingers by long tendons.
The Achilles tendon pulls up your heel at the back.
Ligaments are cords attached to bones on either side of a joint. They strengthen the joint.
Ligaments also support various organs, including the liver, bladder and uterus (womb).
Women’s breasts are held in shape by bundles of ligaments.
Ligaments are made up of bundles of tough collagen and a stretchy substance called elastin.

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