AQA GCSE Physical Education · 8582
Paper 1
A strong cord of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone and transmits the muscle’s pull.
Revise: Skeletal structureMuscles attach to bones through tendons. When a muscle contracts, it creates tension; during a movement such as lifting a weight, it also shortens. Its pull is transmitted through the tendon to the bone, moving that bone at a joint.
- Revise: Major muscles
Strong connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone and transmits the muscle's pulling force.