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Vinculum (ligament)

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203: 90:, vincula are much larger and more complex than in humans. Though they contain blood vessels, these only make up a very limited portion of the total mass of the vincula, most of which consists of 51:
For example, in the fingers and toes of humans and related vertebrates, vincula are responsible for the direct vascularization of the
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of the tendon. The tendon receives some additional nutrition directly from the
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in each finger. These vincula are four folds in the
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connective tissue
ligament
phalanx bone
vertebrate
flexor digitorum superficialis
profundus
intermediate
distal phalanges
synovial membrane
insertion
synovial fluid
sheath
chick
collagen
Vinculum (insect anatomy)
Vincula tendina


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