The broad, tendon-like sheet into which the latissimus dorsi muscles fuse in the lower back is an example of which structure?
AA triad
BAn epimysium alone
CAn aponeurosis
DA sarcomere
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An aponeurosis
1. In some places, the mysia connective tissue layers fuse with a broad, tendon-like sheet rather than a rope-like tendon.
2. This broad sheet is called an aponeurosis.
3. The example given is the sheet in the lower back into which the latissimus dorsi (the "lats") fuse.
4. A triad and a sarcomere are microscopic contractile structures, and the epimysium alone is just the outer muscle wrapping, none of which are the broad tendon-like sheet described.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 "Muscle Tissue", section 10.2, p. 408_
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