Insertion (anatomy)

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In anatomy, the insertion is a point at which a muscle attaches to a bone, a tendon or the subcutaneous dermal connective tissue.

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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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