Aponeurosis

Aponeurosis

Aponeuroses (plural of aponeurosis: απο, "away" or "of", and νευρον, "sinew") are layers of flat broad tendons. They have a shiny, whitish-silvery color, and are histologically similar to tendons, but are very sparingly supplied with blood vessels and nerves. When dissected, aponeuroses are papery, and peel off by sections. The primary regions with thick aponeurosis is in the ventral abdominal region, the dorsal lumbar region, and in the palmar region.

Ventral abdominal aponeuroses

The ventral abdominal aponeuroses are located just on top of the rectus abdominis muscle. It has for its borders the external oblique, pectoralis muscles, and the latissimus dorsi.

Dorsal lumbar aponeuroses

The dorsal lumbar aponeuroses are situated just on top of the epaxial muscles of the thorax, which are multifidus spinae and Sacrospinalis.

Palmar aponeuroses

The palmar aponeuroses occur on the palms of the hands.

calp aponeuroses

The aponeurosis (or galea aponeurotica) is a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue which runs from the frontalis muscle anteriorly to the occipitalis posteriorly.

ee also

* Aponeurosis of the Obliquus externus abdominis
* Aponeurosis of the Serratus posterior superior muscle
* Plantar aponeurosis
* Inguinal aponeurotic falx
* Bicipital aponeurosis
* Palatine aponeurosis
* Fascia

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External links

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  • aponeurosis — (n.) 1670s, from Latin, from Gk. aponeurosis, from aponeuroein, from apo off, away from (see APO (Cf. apo )) + neuron sinew (see NEURO (Cf. neuro )) …   Etymology dictionary

  • aponeurosis — [ap΄ō no͞o rō′sis, ap΄ōnyo͞orō′sis; ap΄əno͞o rō′sis, ap΄ənyo͞o′rō′sis] n. pl. aponeuroses [ap΄ō no͞o rō′sēz΄, ap΄ō nyo͞o rō′sēz΄, ap΄ə no͞o rō′sēz, ap΄ə nyo͞o′rō′sēz΄] [ModL < Gr aponeurōsis < apo , from + neuron, NERVE] a fibrous membrane… …   English World dictionary

  • Aponeurosis — Ap o*neu*ro sis, n.; pl. {Aponeuroses}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass into a tendon; ? from + ? to strain the sinews, ? sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasci[ae] which cover, invest, and the terminations and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aponeurosis — (Del gr. ἀπονεύρωσις, extremo del músculo). 1. f. Anat. Membrana formada por tejido conjuntivo fibroso cuyos hacecillos están entrecruzados y que sirve de envoltura a los músculos. 2. Anat. Tendón ensanchado en forma laminar …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • aponeurosis — (Del gr. aponeurosis, endurecimiento en los tendones.) ► sustantivo femenino ANATOMÍA Membrana de tejido conjuntivo fibroso que envuelve los músculos. IRREG. plural aponeurosis * * * aponeurosis (del gr. «aponeúrōsis», extremo del músculo) 1 f.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • aponeurosis — aponeurotic /ap euh noo rot ik, nyoo /, adj. /ap euh noo roh sis, nyoo /, n., pl. aponeuroses / seez/. Anat. a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia. [1670 80; < Gk aponeúrosis the part of a muscle becoming a tendon …   Universalium

  • aponeurosis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aponeurōsis, from aponeurousthai to pass into a tendon, from apo + neuron sinew more at nerve Date: 1676 a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests, and forms the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aponeurosis — A fibrous sheet or flat, expanded tendon, giving attachment to muscular fibers and serving as the means of origin or insertion of a flat muscle; it sometimes also performs the office of a fascia for other muscles. [G. the end of the muscle where… …   Medical dictionary

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