tendon

type of tissue that connects muscle to bone
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q232358
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tendon

Summary

tendon is a class of anatomical entity[1]. tendon ranks in the top 7% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • tendon's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • tendon's instance of is recorded as tissue type[4].
  • tendon is a type of dense regular connective tissue[5].
  • tendon is a type of organ component[6].
  • tendon is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • tendon is part of striated muscle tissue[8].
  • tendon's Commons category is recorded as Tendons[9].
  • tendon comprises connective tissue[10].
  • tendon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tendons[11].
  • tendon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • tendon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • tendon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • tendon's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • tendon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • tendon's different from is recorded as Ścięgna[17].

Why It Matters

tendon ranks in the top 7% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).[2] tendon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] tendon is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tendon. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tendon
MLA “tendon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tendon.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tendon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tendon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tendon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of class of anatomical entity, tissue type
    Has part(s) connective tissue
    Part of striated muscle tissue
    Part of
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11499, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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