Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 11, Problem 19RQ
What is the linea alba?
- a small muscle that helps with compression of the abdominal organs
- a long tendon that inns down the middle of the rectus abdominis
- a long band of collagen fibers that connects the hip to the knee
- another name for the tendinous inscription
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