Question

What are the functions of tendons ?

Answer 1

Dense Connective Tissue :

1. The dense connective tissue is a fibrous connective tissue that consists of less matrix and more fibers.
2. It has densely packed fibers and cells.
3. It includes ligaments, tendons, and aponeuroses.
4. Tendons are a type of dense connective tissue.

Tendons :

1. The tendons are dense white fibrous connective tissues that possess strength and limited elasticity with more matrix.
2. The tendons consist of parallel bundles of collagen fibers with rows of flat fibroblasts between them.
3. These fibroblasts are called tendinocytes.

Functions of Tendons :

1. It joins a skeletal muscle to a bone.
2. It helps the bone to move when the muscle is contracted and relaxed.