Tendon sheath
Encyclopedia
A tendon sheath is a layer of membrane around a tendon
. It permits the tendon to move.
It has two layers:
Fibroma
of the tendon sheath has been described.
Tendon
A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments and fasciae as they are all made of collagen except that ligaments join one bone to another bone, and fasciae connect muscles to other...
. It permits the tendon to move.
It has two layers:
- synovial sheathSynovial sheathA synovial sheath is a layer of a tendon sheath containing tendons in the hand and foot.They lie internal to the fibrous tendon sheaths.An example is the common synovial sheath for the flexor tendons....
- fibrous tendon sheath
Fibroma
Fibroma
Fibromas are benign tumors that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue. They can grow in all organs, arising from mesenchyme tissue. The term "fibroblastic" or "fibromatous" is used to describe tumors of the fibrous connective tissue...
of the tendon sheath has been described.