Question

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons or __________. muscles are attached to bones by tendons or __________. ligaments aponeuroses superficial fascia perimysium

Answer 1

Answer;

-Aponeuroses

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons or aponeuroses.

Step-by-step explanation;

-Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure. A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.

-Aponeuroses are structurally similar to tendons and ligaments. The aponeurosis is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue containing fibroblasts (collagen-secreting spindle-shaped cells) and bundles of collagenous fibres in ordered arrays.

Answer 2

The given blank can be filled with aponeurosis.

The aponeurosis is a fibrous tissues, which posses a white area for the attachment of the bones or some other structures with the muscles. It is a variant of the deep fascia. the structure of the aponeurosis is histologically similar to the tendons. These tissues are rarely supplied with the nerves and the blood vessels.