The muscles are attached either directly to internal protrusions of its external skeleton, called apodemes, or indirectly, by filaments attached to the connection points.
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Apodeme
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2 entriespleural apodemetrochanteral apodeme
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5 entriesinternal apodememuscle apodemepleural apodemethoracic apodemetrochanteral apodeme
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