Figure 1 from: Žnidaršič N, Mrak P, Tušek-Žnidarič M, Strus J (2012) Exoskeleton anchoring to tendon cells and muscles in molting isopod crustaceans. ZooKeys 176: 39-53. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.176.2445

Figure 1 - A scheme showing the general architecture of the muscle attachment to the epidermis in arthropods (adapted from Mellon 1992, Lai-Fook and Beaton 1998, Bitsch and Bitsch 2002 and Subramanian et al. 2003). Specialized epithelial cells, named tendon cells, are anchored apically to the cuticle and basally to the muscle cell. aAJ apical adherens junction bAJ basal adherens junction icF intracuticular fibers Mf myofilaments Mt microtubules.