Muscles Are Not Likely to Tear from Their Bones Because

Multiple Choice

Muscles are not likely to tear from their bones because

A) elastin fibers in the tendon can allow for stretching and recoil of the muscle.
B) perforating fibers of collagen attach the tendons and periosteum to the cortical surfaces of bone.
C) a circumferential lamella sandwiches the ends of the tendon onto the surface of an adjacent lamella.
D) the tendons are partially ossified at their attachment points to the periosteum.