Aponeurosis
Tissue which connects muscles to other organs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An aponeurosis (/ˌæpənjʊəˈroʊsɪs/; pl.: aponeuroses) is a flattened tendon[1] by which muscle attaches to bone or fascia.[2] Aponeuroses exhibit an ordered arrangement of collagen fibres, thus attaining high tensile strength in a particular direction while being vulnerable to tensional or shear forces in other directions.[1] They have a shiny, whitish-silvery color, are histologically similar to tendons, and are very sparingly supplied with blood vessels and nerves. When dissected, aponeuroses are papery and peel off by sections. The primary regions with thick aponeuroses are in the ventral abdominal region, the dorsal lumbar region, the ventriculus in birds, and the palmar (palms) and plantar (soles) regions.
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Latin | aponeurosis (plural: aponeuroses) |
MeSH | D000070606 |
TA98 | A04.0.00.047 |
TA2 | 2012 |
FMA | 9722 |
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