How many tendons are in the human body?

An exceptionally large amount. As a general rule, tendons connect muscle to bone, although there are a few exceptions. A muscle or muscle group can have more than one set of attachment points, especially in the spine. read more

Not counting muscles that attach to only to soft tissues, very small muscles like the ones in the throat or the eyes, muscles that attach to membranes instead of bone, and not counting the individual muscles specific to the ribs and chest wall, there are approximately 1,320 tendons in the adult human body. read more

Tendons that help you bend and straighten your toes include: -- Flexor hallucis longus tendons -- Flexor digitorum brevis tendons -- Lumbrical tendons -- Abductor hallucis tendons -- Flexor digitorum longus tendons -- Abductor digiti minimi tendons. Head, Neck and Torso. Many other tendons help you move other parts of your body, and some of these are in your head. read more

Although many people confuse them, ligaments and tendons perform different roles in the human body. What do they have in common. What ligaments and tendons have in common is that they are both types of soft tissue found in joints. However, whereas ligaments connect bone to bone, tendons attach muscle to bone. read more

Believe it or not, there are 114 tendons in your neck alone! I'm not sure what the total for the whole body is though. read more