What is an aponeurosis?

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


Answer: A

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