Tendons

Looks like

A cord of parallel fibres tying muscle to bone, stronger than the muscle it serves.

What it does

Carries the muscle's pull to the skeleton and stores energy like a spring.

Keeping it well

Load them gradually — tendons adapt slower than muscle, which is why they complain after a sudden jump in training.

Its parts

• Tendon of levator palpebrae superioris
• Tendinous arch of levator ani
• Intermediate tendon

Related conditions

• Repetitive strain & overuse injury
• Sarcoma