aponeurosis
Sign in to saveAn aponeurosis (; : aponeuroses) is a flattened tendon by which muscle attaches to bone or fascia. 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. 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 lu
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Aponeurosis
- Anatomy.Latin
- aponeurosis (plural: aponeuroses)
- Anatomy.Image
- Lumbar aponeurosis.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Lumbar aponeurosis of the Visible Human Male
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Research
3,522 papers- Aponeurosis behaviour during muscular contraction: A narrative review.European journal of sport science · 2018
- Both gastrocnemius aponeurosis flaps and semitendinosus tendon grafts are effective in the treatment of chronic Achilles tendon ruptures - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023
- Does resistance training increase aponeurosis width? The current results and future tasks.European journal of applied physiology · 2020
- Aponeurosis structure-function properties: Evidence of heterogeneity and implications for muscle function.Acta biomaterialia · 2023
- The thoracolumbar fascia: anatomy, function and clinical considerations.Journal of anatomy · 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- tendon
- Image
- Lumbar aponeurosis.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Aponeurosis
- native label
- Aponeurosis
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Anatomy
- Anterior abdominal aponeuroses
- Posterior lumbar aponeuroses
- Palmar and plantar aponeuroses and extensor hood
- Anterior and posterior intercostal membranes
- Scalp aponeuroses
- Pennate muscles and aponeuroses
- Function
- See also
- References
An aponeurosis (; : aponeuroses) is a flattened tendon by which muscle attaches to bone or fascia. 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. 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.
==Anatomy== ===Anterior abdominal aponeuroses=== The anterior abdominal aponeuroses are located just superficial to the rectus abdominis muscle. It has for its borders the external oblique, pectoralis muscles, and the latissimus dorsi.
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