flirt (third-person singular simple present flirts, present participle flirting, simple past and past participle flirted) ( 1 transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. ( 2 intransitive) To jeer at; to mock. ( 3 intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions. ( transitive) To blurt out.
Structure. Histologically, tendons consist of dense regular connective tissue fascicles encased in dense irregular connective tissue sheaths. Normal healthy tendons are composed mostly of parallel arrays of collagen fibers closely packed together. They are anchored to bone by Sharpey's fibres.
As integral components of the musculoskeletal system, the primary function of tendons is transmission of muscle forces to the skeletal system. Proper excursion and gliding of the tendon will determine the efficiency of this function.roper excursion and gliding of the tendon determine the efficiency of this function. Studies of the tendon excursion and gliding based on two simple mechanical concepts have resulted in several significant clinical implications.