CómoCountDownTimer está accediendo a la interfaz de usuario dentro deonTick método?

(new CountDownTimer(10000,1000){

    @Override
    public void onFinish() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

    @Override
    public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
        TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvLCD);
        tv.setText(Long.toString(millisUntilFinished));
    }           
}).start();