Which of the following statements are true of tendons? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)
A)They are made of fibrous connective tissue.
B)They attach muscle to bone.
C)Many are rope-like,but some are flat.
D)Their fibers merge with the fibers of the fascia and the pericardium.
E)The attaching tendon at a muscle's origin helps provide stability.
F)The attaching tendon at a muscle's insertion is on the bone to be moved.

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Tendons are made of fibrous connective tissue, attach muscle to bone, can be rope-like or flat, and provide stability at a muscle's origin while attaching to the bone to be moved at a muscle's insertion. However, tendons do not merge with the fibers of the fascia and the pericardium, so statement D is false.

Which of the Following Statements Are True of Tendons? (Read