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Name given to sheet like tendon?
Aponeurosis
What is a broad flat sheet of tendons?
Flat tendon is the aponeurosis which is derived from the superficial fascia situated at the sole of the foot and on the palm. Thus it is called according to the region (ie palmar aponeurosis and plantar aponeurosis)
What name is given to a sheetlike tendon?
aponeurosis
A wide thin sheet like tendon is known as?
Aponeurosis
Insertion site for the biceps brachii?
It inserts, by means of a tendon, into radial tuberosity on the radius. And then by an aponeurosis, bicipital aponeurosis, which ‎‏fuses‏ ‏with the adjoining deep fascia.
What is the aponeurosis action origin insertion?
An aponeurosis is a large sheet of tendon. It depends on which one you are referring to as to origin and insertion. The thoracolumbar aponeurosis, for example, has many insertions, mainly on the latissimus dorsi muscle and its main origin is the spine and sacrum.
Flat sheath-like tendon which connects muscle to bone?
It's called an aponeurosis. :)
What does the medical terminology combining form aponeur- mean?
Aponeurosis is a flat tendon that connect muscles to bone.
Is the aponeurosis a ropelike piece of muscle that forms indirect connections to muscle of the leg?
An aponeurosis is not rope-like, as a tendon is, but is a broad sheet of connective tissue that connects muscle to other muscle or to bone.
What is muscle attached to?
Muscle attaches to tendons which then attach to bone. "attachments" occur as smooth transitions from muscle to tendon, so that there is no precise discontinuity between what is called muscle and what is called the tendon.
What is the type of tendon formed when the connective tissue elements of a skeletal muscle extend as a broad flat layer?
An aponeurosis results
When connective tissue extends as a broad flat layer the tendon is referred to as?
When connective tissue extends as a broad flat layer, the tendon is referred to as an aponeurosis. Aponeuroses are flat and sheet-like tendons that provide attachment for muscles and help distribute forces evenly.
