Tendon

Intro | Golgi Tendon Organ | Motor Neuron | Muscle | Muscle Spindle | Sensory Neurons | Tendon

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Tendons are composed of dense connective tissue, and anchor skeletal muscles securely to bone. They contain the Golgi tendon organs that are involved in the proprioceptive control of muscle tension.