Hymenoptera Glossary

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id: 1095

tendon

definition: The portion of tissue that is fibrous, strong, composed oftendoncells and connects themuscle to theintegument.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. Curator. Hymenoptera Ontology.

highest applicable taxon name: Hymenoptera

OBO dbxref: HAO:0000996

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alternative definition

(from: Bowes. 2008.) id: XAO:0000173 name: tendon def: "A fibrous, strong, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone." [OMD:tendon "CancerWeb Online Medical Dictionary"] by:Andy Deans

comment (from: Maglia. 2009.) In the vertebrate world tendons are dense connective tissue (AAO:0000121) def: "Also known as fibrous connective tissue. Forms ligaments and tendons and is characterized by densely packed collagen fibers that have great tensile strength." We might want to obsolete this term. by:Andy Deans

alternative definition

(from: Ronquist, F., and G. Nordlander. 1989.) A cord-like apodeme on the ental end of which a muscle is attached. by:Istvan Miko

existing relationships:

tendon	is_a /	portion of tissue		imiko	08/05/2009
tendon	part_of /	body		imiko	08/05/2009

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