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1
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Venous plexus

A

return blood flow to heart

2
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Endotenon

A

Around tendon fasicles. contain vessels and nerves

3
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Crimp

A

Wavy collagen fibrils, respoinsible for the elasticity

4
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Tendon diffusion

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A tendon gets nutrients by diffusion from synovial membrane

5
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tendon cells

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tenocytes

6
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tendinitis

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inflammation of tendon

7
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tenosynovitis

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inflammation of the synovium(fluid filled sheath)

8
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adhesive tenosynivitis

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inflammation of synovium where the tendons become bound in an inflammatory mass

9
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desmitis

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inflammation of a ligament

10
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Hysteresis

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loss of energy btw loading and unloading, heat

11
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vascular compromise(tendon injury)

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blodd flow limited unfer max loading, some areas poorly moisturised, tenocytes resistant to lack of oxygen

12
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Tendinopathy

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subclinical tendon degeneration