Insertion (anatomy)
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In anatomy, the insertion is a point at which a muscle attaches to a bone.
The insertion attaches to the structure that tends to be moved by the contraction of the muscle.
Insertions are usually connections of muscle via tendon to bone.[1]
The opposite end of the muscle is called the origin.
[edit] References
- ^ Martini, Frederic; William C. Ober, Claire W. Garrison, Kathleen Welch, and Ralph T. Hutchings (2001). Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, 5th Ed.. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0130172928.
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