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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Substances & structures in the body
abductor
accessorius
ACL
actin
adductor
fundus
funiculus
fusiform
glomerular
glomerulus
myosin
navicular
neuroendocrine
neurohormonal
neurohormone
tendinis
tendinous
tendinum
tendo
tensor

Examples from literature

Finally, the only part left was also the most painful – the main nerves and tendons. 

tendon | American Dictionary

tendon
noun[ C ]
us/ˈten·dən/
biology
a strong cord that connects a muscle to a bone and allows movement, esp. of the arms, legs, and head

Examples of tendon

tendon
If for example, the growth of a bone is delayed, so too will be that of the associated muscles and tendons.
As such, only the tendons essential for the index finger flexion/extension and abduction/adduction are studied and mimicked in our design.
Moreover, all stripeinduced tendon-cell markers are still expressed in gcm-gcm2 embryos, implying that gcm-gcm2 control the expression of unknown targets.
This has also allowed identification of hemocyte and tendon-cell targets.
This is a problem inherent to tendon-based systems with feedback of only tendon measurements.
None had cerebral palsy, but, in the child with left sided epilepsy, the deep tendon reflexes were slightly increased on the left side.
The dynamic and highly redundant nature of the tendon structure renders the finger-actuating anatomy complex and difficult to fully comprehend and model.
Since the tendons get stiffer as they are stretched, they allow finger joints to flex or extend within a limited range.
In cases of supraspinatus tendinitis, localization was achieved by inline ultrasound on the base of the tendon.
This indicates that terminal steps of tendon-cell differentiation are abnormal.
In animals, particularly at medium and high velocities, the muscles and the tendons behave like parallel springdashpot systems.
A retraction spring attached between the foot and the leg maintained tension in the tendon.
With progression, some have vibration and proprioception loss, abnormal saccades, nystagmus, ophthalmoparesis, mild optic atrophy, hypertonia (usually early), hypotonia (later), and decreased deep tendon reflexes.
Characteristically, the tendon reflexes are depressed or absent, but increase or return following sustained voluntary contraction of the appropriate muscle (posttetanic potentiation).
Deep tendon reflexes were symmetrical and normal in both upper and lower extremities.
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