aponeurosis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006614
A sheet of extracellular matrix. [ AEO:0000092 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aponeurosis ]
Term info
- ZFA:0005652
- UMLS:C0225205 (ncithesaurus:Aponeurosis)
- MESH:D000070606
- AEO:0000092
- SCTID:331712004
- FMA:9722
- Wikipedia:Aponeurosis
- NCIT:C32133
- EHDAA2:0003092
Aponeuroses 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. Their primary function is to join muscles and the body parts the muscles act upon[Wikipedia:Aponeurosis].
in ZFA, aponeuroses are subtypes of tendons, but this is inconsistent with tendons being muscle-bone connections
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Aponeurosis.png
aponeuroses, aponeurotic
uberon
UBERON:0006614
Aponeurosis
Term relations
- membranous layer
- anatomical entity
- part of some muscle organ
- has part some extracellular matrix secreting cell