Lei hulu, made from feathers. A lei (nÄ lei is the plural in the Hawaiian language) may be composed of a pattern or series of just about anything, but most commonly consists of fresh natural foliage such as flowers, leaves, vines, fern fronds, and seeds.
The chordae tendineae, or heart strings, are cord like structures that connect the Mitral and tricuspid valve to the papillary muscles. The functions of chordae tendineae are: 1) bring the right ventricular walls closer together during contraction. 2) pull the semilunar valves open to allow ventricular ejection.
A tendon is a band of connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. The tendons and muscles work together to control joint movement. When a muscle contracts, it pulls on the tendon, which then pulls the bone to cause movement.n this way, tendons play an important role in muscle control of the body. Tendons are made of parallel collagen fibers running the length of the tendon. These collagen fibers give the tendon its strength. Tendons grow into the bone creating a connection that is extremely strong and hard to break.