aponeuroses

(noun)

A tough flat sheet of fibrous tissue that connects muscle with bones or with the fascia of other muscles.

Related Terms

  • tendon
  • connective tissue

Examples of aponeuroses in the following topics:

  • Muscle Attachment Sites

    • Aponeuroses are large, sheet-like layers of connective tissue with a similar composition to tendons.
    • Aponeuroses can also attach to bone, as in the scalp aponeuroses, and to the fascia of other muscles or tissues, such as the anterior abdominal aponeuroses.
  • Anterior Muscles

    • Toward the midline, the muscles form aponeuroses, which merge into the linea alba.
    • It is split through the midline by the linea alba formed from the aponeuroses of the abdominal muscles and separated by horizontal tendinous intersections which give rise to the six pack.
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