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aponeurosis /ap·o·neu·ro·sis/ (-ndbobr-ro´sis) pl. aponeuro´ses [Gr.] a sheetlike tendinous expansion, mainly serving to connect a muscle with the parts it moves.aponeurot´ic ) Palmar aponeurosis. A fifth longitudinal band, radiating toward the base of the thumb, is sometimes present. extensor aponeurosis see under expansion.
aponeurosis pl. aponeuroses [Gr.] a broad, sheetlike tendon. abdominal aponeurosis the broad tendinous portion of the oblique and transverse abdominal muscles that attaches to the linea alba. pharyngeal aponeurosis a fascial sheet within the pharyngeal wall, lined with mucous membrane and covered by the pharyngeal constrictors. |
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Below the umbilicus, the aponeurotic fibers pass anterior to the rectus abdominis muscle; therefore, the posterior sheath does not extend below this level. [6-8] This alteration in the abdominal muscles' medial aponeurotic attachment also may influence the angle of bony attachments, made by the muscles, in the coronal plane. |
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