Central tendon
Centrum tendineum
- Synonym: Tendinous center
- Related terms: Central tendon of diaphragm
Definition
The central tendon of the diaphragm corresponds to the aponeurosis fibers between the crura and the peripheral muscle fibers.
Those oblique fibers intersect themselves in a multitude of directions, allowing their strength. It is especially visible around the opening that they encircled, the caval opening, which lays in its middle slightly to the right.
References
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
Sisson S, Grossman JD. The anatomy of the domestic animals. 5th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1975.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
