Muscles Are Not Likely to Tear from Their Bones Because

question 61

Multiple Choice

Muscles are not likely to tear from their bones because

• A) elastin fibers in the tendon can allow for stretching and recoil of the muscle.
• B) perforating fibers of collagen attach the tendons and periosteum to the cortical surfaces of bone.
• C) a circumferential lamella sandwiches the ends of the tendon onto the surface of an adjacent lamella.
• D) the tendons are partially ossified at their attachment points to the periosteum.

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