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Tendons

Tendon anatomy reference, attachments, sheaths, tendinopathies, rupture patterns, and rehabilitation notes.

9 tendons

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Tendon Central Tendon of the Diaphragm centrum tendineum diaphragmatis Chest The central tendon of the diaphragm is a trefoil-shaped aponeurotic sheet into which the muscular fibres… Tendon Levatores Costarum Tendons tendines musculi levatores costarum Chest The levatores costarum are 12 pairs of small muscles arising by tendinous slips from the transverse… Tendon Lower Trapezius Tendinous Insertion tendo partis inferioris musculi trapezii Chest The lower trapezius fibres converge into an aponeurotic tendon that inserts onto the spine of the… Tendon Pectoralis Major Tendon tendo musculi pectoralis majoris Chest The pectoralis major tendon is a bilaminar flat tendon inserting on the lateral lip of the… Tendon Pectoralis Minor Tendon tendo musculi pectoralis minoris Chest The pectoralis minor inserts via a flat, strong tendinous attachment on the medial surface and superior… Tendon Rectus Abdominis Proximal Tendon Insertions insertiones proximales musculi recti abdominis Chest The rectus abdominis has multiple proximal tendinous insertions onto the ribs and costal cartilages: the medial… Tendon Serratus Anterior Costal Slip Tendons digiti tendinosi musculi serrati anterioris Chest The serratus anterior arises via nine slips from the outer surface and superior border of ribs… Tendon Subclavius Tendon tendo musculi subclavii Chest The subclavius tendon attaches the subclavius muscle to the inferior surface of the middle third of… Tendon Transversus Thoracis Tendon tendo musculi transversi thoracis Chest The transversus thoracis (triangularis sterni) arises by a tendinous origin from the posterior surface of the…