a: tendon ~
b: small rope of tough fibers
What:
"A tendon is like a small rope of tough fibers. In a healthy finger, tendons glide smoothly through a tunnel. Like the tendon, the tunnel is formed of tough fibers attached to a finger bone. That tunnel keeps the tendon close against the bone."
Useful?
Writer: Anthony Komaroff
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Date: Aug 22 2015 5:10 PM
# 8360 Critique Analogy