Multiple Choice
In skeletal muscle anatomy, a muscle is most commonly attached to bone by which structure?
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10. Muscles
Origin and Insertion
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In anatomical terminology, the proximal attachment point of a muscle is the _____.
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Belly
B
Tendon
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Origin
D
Insertion
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Understand that in anatomical terminology, muscles have two main attachment points: the origin and the insertion.
The origin is typically the proximal (closer to the center of the body) attachment point of the muscle, where the muscle begins and is usually more stable during contraction.
The insertion is the distal (farther from the center of the body) attachment point, where the muscle ends and usually moves during contraction.
The belly refers to the thick, central part of the muscle between the origin and insertion, and the tendon is the connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
Therefore, the proximal attachment point of a muscle is called the 'origin'.
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