What Is an Aponeurosis

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Multiple Choice

What is an aponeurosis?

• A)A round tendonlike structure attaching muscle to bone
• B)A fibrous,perpendicular insertion between successive sheets or blocks of muscle
• C)A flat sheet of connective tissue used for muscle insertion
• D)A thin layer of muscle used to attach two other muscles together
• E)A narrow,vertical,fibrous strip used to attach muscle sheaths of the left and right rectus abdominis

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