Flexor vs Tendon - What's the difference?
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(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
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(anatomy) A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
In anatomy terms the difference between flexor and tendon
is that flexor is a muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb while tendon is a tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.flexor
English
(wikipedia flexor)Noun
(en noun)- Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.