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Muscles Attach Aponeuroses Structure Thin Broad Flattened Tendons

Front Aponeuroses
Back Structure: thin, broad, flattened tendons that attached to muscles.

Function: allows flat muscles to attach to a wide tendon, multiple muscles may attach to an aponeurosis

Example: rectus sheath of anterior abdominal wall

Tags: muscles, and, bones

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