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  1. A cord of tough, fibrous connective tissue
  2. that joins muscle to bone in vertebrates.
  3. Tendons are largely composed of the protein
  4. collagen, and because of their inelasticity
  5. are very efficient at transforming muscle
  6. power into movement.
  7.