Question #249
Which of the following muscles have an attachment involving an aponeurosis?
The human body has a number of separate aponeuroses (flattened or ribbon-like tendinous expansions). A range of muscles arise or insert into these aponeuroses:
- External oblique, Internal oblique and Transversus abdominus
- Pectoralis major
- Biceps brachii
- Palmaris longus and brevis
- Lumbricals, interossei and extensor indicis
- Occipitalis and frontalis attaching to the galea aponeurosis of the scalp
- Levator palpebrae superioris
- The clavicular head of sternocleidomastoid
- Tensor and levator veli palatini, musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus and palatoglossus all attaching to the palatine aponeurosis