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Which of the following statements about tendons is true?
Which of the following statements about tendons is true?
- Tendons allow muscle contraction to move other structures
- Tendons are made up of dense collagen fibers
- Tendons are found within the muscle fibers
- Tendons connect muscles to the periosteum of bones (correct)
What is the main function of tendons?
What is the main function of tendons?
- To provide flexibility to the muscles
- To transmit muscle force to bones (correct)
- To store energy for muscle contraction
- To connect muscles to each other
How are the collagen fibers in tendons related to the connective tissue layers around muscle fibers?
How are the collagen fibers in tendons related to the connective tissue layers around muscle fibers?
- They are separate and distinct
- They are loosely connected
- They are continuous (correct)
- They are perpendicular
