Tendons in the human body are of great importance and many functions. Our bones, muscles and joints work together in a coordinated way to move the body and give it stability. Tendons and ligaments play an important role here, too: Tendons connect muscles to bones, allowing us to move, and ligaments help hold things in place.

What are tendons?

Tendons are tissues that are very similar to thin ropes or ligaments, and they form a link between muscles and bones in different areas of the body, and they are responsible for the movement of the joints of the bones.

And the tendons are usually located inside what looks like the tubes that work to protect them, and there is a lubricant covering the tendons and allowing them to be inside the mentioned tubes without any pressure or effort.

What are strings made of, and what do they do?

Tendons are made of connective tissue that has a lot of strong collagen fibers in it. This means that it is highly resistant to tearing, but not very stretchy. Compared to muscles, they have fewer blood vessels in them as well. Because of this, they are susceptible to injury when they are overly stressed and take longer to heal than other types of tissues in the body.

Bones are attached to muscles, causing the bones to move when muscles are stretched and relaxed. In some parts of the body, muscles are directly attached to the bones. But this is not always possible because there is often not enough space on the bones, or the bones and muscles are far apart. Then the tendons act as space-saving "connectors" that move muscle movement to the bone. One end of the tendon is attached to the muscle. The other end is firmly attached to the membrane that covers the bone (the periosteum) or to the bone itself.