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Inside a Muscle · Muscles

How does a muscle's pull reach the bone?

Every level is wrapped — and the wrapping becomes the tendon.

The simple answer

Every fibre is wrapped in a thin sheath. Bundles of fibres are wrapped again. The whole muscle is wrapped once more. Three layers of packaging, nested like Russian dolls.

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There's more: every level is wrapped — and the wrapping becomes the tendon. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.

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