The three-lobed cloverleaf-shaped aponeurosis situated at the center of the diaphragm; the central tendon is fused with the fibrous pericardium that provides attachment for the muscle fibers.
chest connective tissue
costal diaphragm
costodiaphragmatic recess
crus of diaphragm +
dome of diaphragm +
epicardial fat
esophageal hiatus
fibrous ring of heart +
future central tendon +
heart elastic tissue
infraspinatus tendon
larynx connective tissue +
long head of biceps brachii
lower respiratory tract connective tissue +
lung connective tissue +
mesothelium of diaphragm
nasopharynx connective tissue
percardiacophrenic artery
perineal body +
pes anserinus of tibia
pharyngeal raphe
respiratory system basement membrane +
respiratory system elastic tissue +
respiratory system lamina propria +
respiratory system submucosa +
short head of biceps brachii
skeletal muscle tissue of diaphragm
tendon collagen fibril
tendon of biceps brachii
tendon of obturator internus
tendon of palmaris longus
tendon of quadriceps femoris
tendon of semitendinosus
tendon of triceps brachii
vinculum of tendon
vinculum tendon of wing
xiphoid process bone
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
central tendon; centrum tendineum; centrum tendineum diaphragmatis