loading...| Preferred Name |
aponeurosis |
| Synonyms |
aponeurotic aponeuroses |
| Definitions |
A sheet of extracellular matrix. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006614 |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:9722 AEO:0000092 ZFA:0005652 UMLS:C0225205 NCIT:C32133 Wikipedia:Aponeurosis SCTID:331712004 EHDAA2:0003092 MESH:D000070606 |
| definition |
A sheet of extracellular matrix. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Aponeurosis.png |
| has part | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
aponeurotic aponeuroses |
| id |
UBERON:0006614 |
| label |
aponeurosis |
| notation |
UBERON:0006614 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
aponeurosis |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
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]. |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
in ZFA, aponeuroses are subtypes of tendons, but this is inconsistent with tendons being muscle-bone connections |
| subClassOf |