Where can I find the list of all tendons in the human body?
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https://www.healthcentral.com/article/aging-can-take-major-toll-on-womens-tendons (mirror) claims that:
There are about 4,000 tendons throughout the body.
This claim is echoed by a fair amount of websites but I couldn't find any
decently trustworthy source.
Where can I find the list of all tendons in the human body?
I have only been able to find a list of skeletal muscles of the human body so far. I'm surprised that there are 4000 tendons even though they are only ~640 muscles: most muscles that I am aware of are attached to fewer than six tendons (FYI: Why some muscles have more tendons than others?).
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https://www.healthcentral.com/article/aging-can-take-major-toll-on-womens-tendons (mirror) claims that:
There are about 4,000 tendons throughout the body.
This claim is echoed by a fair amount of websites but I couldn't find any
decently trustworthy source.
Where can I find the list of all tendons in the human body?
I have only been able to find a list of skeletal muscles of the human body so far. I'm surprised that there are 4000 tendons even though they are only ~640 muscles: most muscles that I am aware of are attached to fewer than six tendons (FYI: Why some muscles have more tendons than others?).
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asked May 27 at 19:41
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Maybe that article is exaggerating?
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– kmm
May 27 at 21:54
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@kmm maybe. Having a list would clarify it.
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– Franck Dernoncourt
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640 muscles should be enough for anybody.
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– dotancohen
May 28 at 14:26
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@dotancohen mark my words: after a few decades, every muscular system will have at least 2~8 Gigamuscles, and many will have 16+. Technological advance will not be stopped
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https://www.healthcentral.com/article/aging-can-take-major-toll-on-womens-tendons (mirror) claims that:
There are about 4,000 tendons throughout the body.
This claim is echoed by a fair amount of websites but I couldn't find any
decently trustworthy source.
Where can I find the list of all tendons in the human body?
I have only been able to find a list of skeletal muscles of the human body so far. I'm surprised that there are 4000 tendons even though they are only ~640 muscles: most muscles that I am aware of are attached to fewer than six tendons (FYI: Why some muscles have more tendons than others?).
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asked May 27 at 19:41
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https://www.healthcentral.com/article/aging-can-take-major-toll-on-womens-tendons (mirror) claims that:
There are about 4,000 tendons throughout the body.
This claim is echoed by a fair amount of websites but I couldn't find any
decently trustworthy source.
Where can I find the list of all tendons in the human body?
I have only been able to find a list of skeletal muscles of the human body so far. I'm surprised that there are 4000 tendons even though they are only ~640 muscles: most muscles that I am aware of are attached to fewer than six tendons (FYI: Why some muscles have more tendons than others?).
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Maybe that article is exaggerating?
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– kmm
May 27 at 21:54
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@kmm maybe. Having a list would clarify it.
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– Franck Dernoncourt
May 27 at 21:57
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640 muscles should be enough for anybody.
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– dotancohen
May 28 at 14:26
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@dotancohen mark my words: after a few decades, every muscular system will have at least 2~8 Gigamuscles, and many will have 16+. Technological advance will not be stopped
$endgroup$
– VVayfarer
May 28 at 16:42
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1
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Maybe that article is exaggerating?
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– kmm
May 27 at 21:54
1
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@kmm maybe. Having a list would clarify it.
$endgroup$
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 27 at 21:57
8
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640 muscles should be enough for anybody.
$endgroup$
– dotancohen
May 28 at 14:26
1
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@dotancohen mark my words: after a few decades, every muscular system will have at least 2~8 Gigamuscles, and many will have 16+. Technological advance will not be stopped
$endgroup$
– VVayfarer
May 28 at 16:42
1
1
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Maybe that article is exaggerating?
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– kmm
May 27 at 21:54
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Maybe that article is exaggerating?
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– kmm
May 27 at 21:54
1
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@kmm maybe. Having a list would clarify it.
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– Franck Dernoncourt
May 27 at 21:57
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@kmm maybe. Having a list would clarify it.
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– Franck Dernoncourt
May 27 at 21:57
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8
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640 muscles should be enough for anybody.
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– dotancohen
May 28 at 14:26
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640 muscles should be enough for anybody.
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– dotancohen
May 28 at 14:26
1
1
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@dotancohen mark my words: after a few decades, every muscular system will have at least 2~8 Gigamuscles, and many will have 16+. Technological advance will not be stopped
$endgroup$
– VVayfarer
May 28 at 16:42
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@dotancohen mark my words: after a few decades, every muscular system will have at least 2~8 Gigamuscles, and many will have 16+. Technological advance will not be stopped
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– VVayfarer
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Your best bet is the Terminologia Anatomica, which is the international standard for anatomical terminology.
The 1998 edition is freely available. It lists only a few named tendons though, which is consistent with my experience as an anatomist: very few tendons are named separately from the muscles to which they are connected. Central tendon of the diaphragm, conjoint tendon, and calcaneal tendon are a few.
Otherwise, it's just "tendon of biceps brachii" (which actually has 2 tendons at one end and one at the other).
4,000 seems like a too high number to me. 2x the 640ish muscles plus some extra for multi-headed muscles and those with internal tendons or aponeurotic tendons seems like a more reasonable estimate.
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The FMA lists 705 tendons, but note that it includes separate terms for left and right instances. As @kmm says, many of these simply shadow the list of skeletal muscles (and is likely incomplete).
You can browse the list on OLS, or if you want to extract a table you can query this SPARQL endpoint, just type in the query here:
SELECT DISTINCT ?x ?v0 WHERE {
?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subClassOf>+
<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_9721> .
OPTIONAL {?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label> ?v0}}
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Your best bet is the Terminologia Anatomica, which is the international standard for anatomical terminology.
The 1998 edition is freely available. It lists only a few named tendons though, which is consistent with my experience as an anatomist: very few tendons are named separately from the muscles to which they are connected. Central tendon of the diaphragm, conjoint tendon, and calcaneal tendon are a few.
Otherwise, it's just "tendon of biceps brachii" (which actually has 2 tendons at one end and one at the other).
4,000 seems like a too high number to me. 2x the 640ish muscles plus some extra for multi-headed muscles and those with internal tendons or aponeurotic tendons seems like a more reasonable estimate.
answered May 27 at 22:15
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Your best bet is the Terminologia Anatomica, which is the international standard for anatomical terminology.
The 1998 edition is freely available. It lists only a few named tendons though, which is consistent with my experience as an anatomist: very few tendons are named separately from the muscles to which they are connected. Central tendon of the diaphragm, conjoint tendon, and calcaneal tendon are a few.
Otherwise, it's just "tendon of biceps brachii" (which actually has 2 tendons at one end and one at the other).
4,000 seems like a too high number to me. 2x the 640ish muscles plus some extra for multi-headed muscles and those with internal tendons or aponeurotic tendons seems like a more reasonable estimate.
answered May 27 at 22:15
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Your best bet is the Terminologia Anatomica, which is the international standard for anatomical terminology.
The 1998 edition is freely available. It lists only a few named tendons though, which is consistent with my experience as an anatomist: very few tendons are named separately from the muscles to which they are connected. Central tendon of the diaphragm, conjoint tendon, and calcaneal tendon are a few.
Otherwise, it's just "tendon of biceps brachii" (which actually has 2 tendons at one end and one at the other).
4,000 seems like a too high number to me. 2x the 640ish muscles plus some extra for multi-headed muscles and those with internal tendons or aponeurotic tendons seems like a more reasonable estimate.
answered May 27 at 22:15
kmmkmm
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Your best bet is the Terminologia Anatomica, which is the international standard for anatomical terminology.
The 1998 edition is freely available. It lists only a few named tendons though, which is consistent with my experience as an anatomist: very few tendons are named separately from the muscles to which they are connected. Central tendon of the diaphragm, conjoint tendon, and calcaneal tendon are a few.
Otherwise, it's just "tendon of biceps brachii" (which actually has 2 tendons at one end and one at the other).
4,000 seems like a too high number to me. 2x the 640ish muscles plus some extra for multi-headed muscles and those with internal tendons or aponeurotic tendons seems like a more reasonable estimate.
answered May 27 at 22:15
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The FMA lists 705 tendons, but note that it includes separate terms for left and right instances. As @kmm says, many of these simply shadow the list of skeletal muscles (and is likely incomplete).
You can browse the list on OLS, or if you want to extract a table you can query this SPARQL endpoint, just type in the query here:
SELECT DISTINCT ?x ?v0 WHERE {
?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subClassOf>+
<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_9721> .
OPTIONAL {?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label> ?v0}}
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The FMA lists 705 tendons, but note that it includes separate terms for left and right instances. As @kmm says, many of these simply shadow the list of skeletal muscles (and is likely incomplete).
You can browse the list on OLS, or if you want to extract a table you can query this SPARQL endpoint, just type in the query here:
SELECT DISTINCT ?x ?v0 WHERE {
?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subClassOf>+
<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_9721> .
OPTIONAL {?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label> ?v0}}
edited May 28 at 12:14
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answered May 28 at 0:35
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The FMA lists 705 tendons, but note that it includes separate terms for left and right instances. As @kmm says, many of these simply shadow the list of skeletal muscles (and is likely incomplete).
You can browse the list on OLS, or if you want to extract a table you can query this SPARQL endpoint, just type in the query here:
SELECT DISTINCT ?x ?v0 WHERE {
?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subClassOf>+
<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_9721> .
OPTIONAL {?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label> ?v0}}
edited May 28 at 12:14
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answered May 28 at 0:35
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The FMA lists 705 tendons, but note that it includes separate terms for left and right instances. As @kmm says, many of these simply shadow the list of skeletal muscles (and is likely incomplete).
You can browse the list on OLS, or if you want to extract a table you can query this SPARQL endpoint, just type in the query here:
SELECT DISTINCT ?x ?v0 WHERE {
?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subClassOf>+
<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_9721> .
OPTIONAL {?x <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label> ?v0}}
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Maybe that article is exaggerating?
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– kmm
May 27 at 21:54
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@kmm maybe. Having a list would clarify it.
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640 muscles should be enough for anybody.
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– dotancohen
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@dotancohen mark my words: after a few decades, every muscular system will have at least 2~8 Gigamuscles, and many will have 16+. Technological advance will not be stopped
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– VVayfarer
May 28 at 16:42