Tendon. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a freeze fractured tendon. The fracture shows parallel structure of the collagen fibres that make up

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Tendon. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a freeze fractured tendon. The fracture shows parallel structure of the collagen fibres that make up the tendon. This structure makes the tendon inelastic but flexible. Tendons attach muscle to bone. Magnification: x3260 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 2766px × 2332px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anatomical, anatomy, biological, biology, body, collagen, coloured, connective, false-coloured, fibre, fibres, fibrous, flexible, fracture, green, human, inelastic, parallel, section, sectioned, sem, tendon, tendons, tissue