Information about Tendon
A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone and is built to withstand tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ligaments join one bone to another. Tendons and muscles work together and can only exert a pulling force.
Tenocytes produce collagen molecules which aggregate end-to-end and side-to-side to produce collagen fibrils. Fibril bundles are organised by tenocytes to form fibres. Collagen fibres coalesce into macroaggregates. Groups of macroaggregates are bounded by connective tissue endotendon and are termed fascicles. Groups of fascicles are bounded by the epitendon and peritendon to form the tendon organ.
Blood vessels may be visualised within the endotendon running parallel to collagen fibres, with occasional branching transverse anastomoses.
The internal tendon bulk is thought to contain no nerve fibres, but the epi- and peritendon contain nerve endings, while Golgi tendon organs are present at the junction between tendon and muscle.
Tendon length varies in all major groups and from person to person. Tendon length is practically the discerning factor where muscle size and potential muscle size is concerned. For example, should all other relevant biological factors be equal, a man with a shorter tendons and a longer biceps muscle will have greater potential for muscle mass than a man with a longer tendon and a shorter muscle. Cases in point: successful bodybuilders will generally have short tendons and are said to have 'great genetics.' Examples of people with short tendons (in particular the upper arms) are Casey Viator and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Conversely, in sports requiring athletes to excel in actions such as running or jumping, it is beneficial to have longer than average achilles tendon and a shorter calf muscle [1] Some of the many professional athletes with long achilles tendons include Allen Iverson, Justin Gatlin and Hicham El Guerrouj. Tendon length is determined by genes, and has not been shown to either increase or decrease in response to environment, unlike muscles which can be shortened by trauma, use imbalances and a lack of recovery and stretching.
The Achilles tendon is a particularly large tendon connecting the heel to the muscles of the calf. It is is so named because the mythic hero Achilles was said to have been killed due to an injury to this area.
Sinew was also widely used throughout pre-industrial eras as a tough, durable fibre. Some specific uses include using sinew as thread for sewing, attaching feathers to arrows (see fletch), lashing tool blades to shafts, etc. It also recommended in survival guides as a material from which strong cordage can be made for items like traps or living structures. Tendon must be treated in specific ways to function usefully for these purposes. Inuit and other circumpolar people utilised sinew as the only cordage for all domestic purposes due to the lack of other suitable fibre sources in their ecological habitats.
Tendon (particularly beef tendon) is used as a food in some Asian cuisines (often served at Yum Cha or Dim Sum restaurants). One popular dish is Suan Bao Niu Jin, where the tendon is marinated in garlic.
Fiber or fibre[1] is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread.
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Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle.
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Anatomy
The origin of a tendon is where it joins to a muscle. Collagen fibers from within the muscle organ are continuous with those of the tendon. A tendon inserts into bone at an enthesis where the collagen fibers are mineralised and integrated into bone tissue. While they exert no pulling force of their own, tendons transfer the contractions of muscles and can exert an elastic force if forcibly stretched.Tenocytes produce collagen molecules which aggregate end-to-end and side-to-side to produce collagen fibrils. Fibril bundles are organised by tenocytes to form fibres. Collagen fibres coalesce into macroaggregates. Groups of macroaggregates are bounded by connective tissue endotendon and are termed fascicles. Groups of fascicles are bounded by the epitendon and peritendon to form the tendon organ.
Blood vessels may be visualised within the endotendon running parallel to collagen fibres, with occasional branching transverse anastomoses.
The internal tendon bulk is thought to contain no nerve fibres, but the epi- and peritendon contain nerve endings, while Golgi tendon organs are present at the junction between tendon and muscle.
Tendon length varies in all major groups and from person to person. Tendon length is practically the discerning factor where muscle size and potential muscle size is concerned. For example, should all other relevant biological factors be equal, a man with a shorter tendons and a longer biceps muscle will have greater potential for muscle mass than a man with a longer tendon and a shorter muscle. Cases in point: successful bodybuilders will generally have short tendons and are said to have 'great genetics.' Examples of people with short tendons (in particular the upper arms) are Casey Viator and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Conversely, in sports requiring athletes to excel in actions such as running or jumping, it is beneficial to have longer than average achilles tendon and a shorter calf muscle [1] Some of the many professional athletes with long achilles tendons include Allen Iverson, Justin Gatlin and Hicham El Guerrouj. Tendon length is determined by genes, and has not been shown to either increase or decrease in response to environment, unlike muscles which can be shortened by trauma, use imbalances and a lack of recovery and stretching.
Other information
Tendonitis refers to inflammation of a tendon.The Achilles tendon is a particularly large tendon connecting the heel to the muscles of the calf. It is is so named because the mythic hero Achilles was said to have been killed due to an injury to this area.
Sinew was also widely used throughout pre-industrial eras as a tough, durable fibre. Some specific uses include using sinew as thread for sewing, attaching feathers to arrows (see fletch), lashing tool blades to shafts, etc. It also recommended in survival guides as a material from which strong cordage can be made for items like traps or living structures. Tendon must be treated in specific ways to function usefully for these purposes. Inuit and other circumpolar people utilised sinew as the only cordage for all domestic purposes due to the lack of other suitable fibre sources in their ecological habitats.
Tendon (particularly beef tendon) is used as a food in some Asian cuisines (often served at Yum Cha or Dim Sum restaurants). One popular dish is Suan Bao Niu Jin, where the tendon is marinated in garlic.
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References
1. ^ [www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/achilles-tendon.html Achilles tendon - Having a short Achilles tendon may be an athlete's Achilles heel]
In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue (FCT) is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagenous fibers.
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MUSCLE (multiple sequence comparison by log-expectation) is public domain, multiple sequence alignment software for protein and nucleotide sequences.
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Bones are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals.
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Tension may mean:
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- Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of a string or a similar object
- high-tension line, sometimes used to refer to electrical voltage
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In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures:[1]
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- Fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones. They are sometimes called "articular ligaments"[2], "fibrous ligaments", or "true ligaments".
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The origin of a muscle is the point at it attaches to a bone (usually) or another muscle. The structure that the origin is attached to is not moved by the contraction of the muscle[1]. The opposite end of the muscle is called the insertion.
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Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, [1] making up about 25% of the total protein content.
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Uses
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Enthesis (plural: entheses) is the point at which a tendon inserts into bone, where the collagen fibers are mineralized and integrated into bone tissue. These insertion points are commonly called Sharpey's fibers.
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Anastomosis (plural anastomoses) refers to a form of network in which streams both branch out and reconnect. The term is used in medicine, biology, and geology.
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Medicine
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The Golgi organ (also called Golgi tendon organ, neurotendinous organ or neurotendinous spindle), is a proprioceptive sensory receptor organ that is located at the insertion of skeletal muscle fibres into the tendons of skeletal muscle.
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Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing muscle hypertrophy through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder.
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Casey Viator (born September 4, 1951 in Lafayette, Louisiana [1] ) was the youngest ever AAU Mr. America - gaining the title at the age of 19 in 1971.
Viator was born in Lafayette and grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. In 1968, Viator placed third in the Mr.
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Viator was born in Lafayette and grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. In 1968, Viator placed third in the Mr.
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ]
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Achilles tendon (or occasionally Achilles’ tendon) also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendocalcaneous is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone.
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<noinclude></noinclude> Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.
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Competitor for United States
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 100 m
Silver 2004 Athens 4x100 m relay
Bronze 2004 Athens 200 m
World Championships
Gold 2005 Helsinki 100 m
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Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 100 m
Silver 2004 Athens 4x100 m relay
Bronze 2004 Athens 200 m
World Championships
Gold 2005 Helsinki 100 m
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Gold 2004 Athens 1500 m
Gold 2004 Athens 5000 m
Silver 2000 Sydney 1500 m
World Championships
Gold 1997 Athens 1500 m
Gold 1999 Sevilla 1500 m
Gold 2001 Edmonton 1500 m
Gold 2003 Paris 1500 m
Silver
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Gold 2004 Athens 5000 m
Silver 2000 Sydney 1500 m
World Championships
Gold 1997 Athens 1500 m
Gold 1999 Sevilla 1500 m
Gold 2001 Edmonton 1500 m
Gold 2003 Paris 1500 m
Silver
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Tendinitis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 M 77.9
ICD-9 726.90
eMedicine emerg/570
MeSH D052256 Tendinitis (also with the nonmedical spelling tendonitis) is a painful disorder of a tendon.
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 M 77.9
ICD-9 726.90
eMedicine emerg/570
MeSH D052256 Tendinitis (also with the nonmedical spelling tendonitis) is a painful disorder of a tendon.
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Achilles tendon (or occasionally Achilles’ tendon) also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendocalcaneous is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone.
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The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.
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The calf or gastrosoleus is a pair of muscles—the gastrocnemius and soleus—at the back of the lower human leg.
The gastrosoleus complex is connected to the foot through the Achilles tendon, and contract to induce plantar flexion and stabilization of the
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The gastrosoleus complex is connected to the foot through the Achilles tendon, and contract to induce plantar flexion and stabilization of the
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Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus; Ancient Greek: Άχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad
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Pre-industrial society refers to specific social attributes and forms of political and cultural organization that were prevalent before the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Capitalism.
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Fiber or fibre[1] is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread.
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Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.
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Fletching is the ancient art of aerodynamically stabilizing arrows from materials such as feathers or plastics. The English-language surname "Fletcher" derives from this term, meaning "one who fletches.
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Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle.
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