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The scientific name for tendons is “tendo,” which comes from a Latin word meaning “to stretch”!
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The scientific name for tendons is “tendo,” which comes from a Latin word meaning “to stretch”!
Tendons are classified as dense regular connective tissue, which means they’re made of tightly packed fibers all lined up in the same direction!
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