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OCR: TENDON "ENDONS are tough and inflexible cord-like structures that attach muscles to Muscle bones. When muscle contracts and shortens, it pulls on bone through its tendon. Tendons are almost white in colour and are also known as sinews They are made of fibres of ver strong material called collagen Bone The largest tendon n your body which can be easily felt. your Achilles tendon Tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone Periosteum Layer of tissue covering bone p10o sinew very