Linea alba is/are the:
A. midline abdominal muscles extending from the rib cage to the pubic bone.
B. ligament extending from the pubic bone to the anterosuperior iliac spine.
C. midline tendinous seam joining the abdominal muscles.
D. angle formed by the twelfth rib and the vertebral column.
Ans: C. midline tendinous seam joining the abdominal muscles.
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