Chapter 9 - Muscles and Muscle Tissue - Review Questions - Page 317: 16

In the direct attachment of muscle, the epimysium (of the muscle) is fused to the periosteum of a bone, or perichondrium of cartilage. In the indirect attachment of muscle, connective tissue of the muscle wrappings extend beyond the muscle as either a rope-like tendon or as a sheet like aponeurosis. Note, tendons are typically rope-like and the aponeurosis is sheet like. Indirect attachments are more common in the body than direct attachments, and are made up of tendons and the aponeurosis. The aponeurosis is made up of layers of tendons that form a sheet, and tendons connect skeletal muscle to the periosteum of bones.

In the direct attachment of muscle, the epimysium (of the muscle) is fused to the periosteum of a bone, or perichondrium of cartilage. In the indirect attachment of muscle, connective tissue of the muscle wrappings extend beyond the muscle as either a rope-like tendon or as a sheet like aponeurosis. Note, tendons are typically rope-like and the aponeurosis is sheet like. Indirect attachments are more common in the body than direct attachments, and are made up of tendons and the aponeurosis. The aponeurosis is made up of layers of tendons that form a sheet, and tendons connect skeletal muscle to the periosteum of bones.