What's the difference between tendon and tendon?

Tendons limit the range of bone movement to avoid injury, and they can contract muscles, move joints and fix them.

Second, the location is different:

The tendon around the joint cavity is called the ligament outside the joint capsule. The ligament in the joint capsule is located in the joint cavity. The part located on the joint capsule, that is, the thickened fibrous layer of the joint capsule, is called the joint capsule ligament. The other ligament is formed by peritoneal folds, which is formed by migration between peritoneal wall layer and visceral layer or between peritoneal visceral layer and visceral layer. Tendons are mostly invisible and attached to bones.

Third, the terminology is different.

The word tendon is not an independent concept in modern anatomy. It is a conceptual term commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, which contains four completely different things in anatomy, including tendon.

Extended data:

Functions of tendons in different parts of human body;

1, human muscle, specifically skeletal muscle, because its most basic function is to stretch and pull joints to make various movements. Muscles need regular activities, that is, stretching, to maintain flexibility and elasticity. Acrobats and gymnasts can bend the body that ordinary people can't bend, mainly because training can prolong the length of muscles.

2. Tendon is a kind of cable-like or membrane-like dense connective tissue connecting bones and muscles, which consists of parallel dense collagen fiber bundles. White, firm, no contraction function, and its tensile strength is 1 12-233 times that of muscle. For example, a person can touch a "big tendon" in the heel, which is the achilles tendon. Another example is the back of our hand. There are five extensor tendons corresponding to five fingers, which is very powerful.

3. Ligament, which exists in human joints, is a dense fiber connective tissue bundle connecting bones, and its function is to strengthen the stability of joints and limit their excessive movement. Improper exercise can lead to muscle and ligament strain.

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