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Muscle: Tendon

Muscle with tendonSkeletal muscles are attached to bones by tendons.

Look at this image, which shows the junction between a skeletal muscle and its tendon. Histologically, these two tissues are often confused with each other. (Hint – tendons in LS do not have stripes like skeletal muscle.)

Make sure that you can tell them apart.

Tendons are an example of dense regular connective tissue.