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aponeurosis [¦ap·ə‚nu̇′rō·səs] (anatomy) A broad sheet of regularly arranged connective tissue that covers a muscle or serves to connect a flat muscle to a bone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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