GROSS ANATOMY 205 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

- Tendons: tough bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones - When a muscle contracts (shortens) the tendons pull on the bones making them move. (Like a string puppet. A puppeteer pulls on the strings, making the puppet move. The muscles are like the puppeteer. The strings are like the tendons. The puppet is like the bones.) - Muscles work in ... ................
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