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What term identifies the site where a muscle attaches to the bone it pulls on?
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∙ 11y ago
The attachment of the muscle that is on the moving bone is known as the insertion. In contrast, the origin is the attachment of the muscle on the non-moving bone.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe origin is the attachment site that doesn't move during contraction, while the insertion is the attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts.
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∙ 9y agoMuscles are attached to bone by tendons.
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∙ 9y agoInsertion
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Does a liagament indirectly attaches skeletal muscle to bone?
True
What attaches to bone and causes them to move?
Tendons and muscles. It's the tendons that attach the bone to the muscle.
Can you live without a tendon?
Tendon attaches muscle to bone. They sometimes have to be removed or operated on. A person can live with a tendon removed.
What is the function of tendon?
Balls
What is the purpose of ligaments?
the Ligament attaches bone to bone and the tendon attaches bone to muscles...my science book says that "cartilage and ligaments allow joints to move and keep bones together."
Is ligament the mart of a muscle that attches the muscle to bone?
Ligament attaches bone to bone tendon attaches muscle to bone
A tendon attaches one bone to another?
No, a tendon attaches a muscle to bone. A ligament attaches a bone to another bone.
What is attaches bone to bone?
ligaments. tendons are muscle attached to muscle.
What attaches to the bone and muscle?
tendons:bones to muscle ligaments:bonr to bone
What attaches the bone to the muscle?
ligament
Do tendons attach to muscle and muscle attaches to bone?
Tendons attach muscle to bone, muscles do not attach to bone.
What attaches to muscle to bone?
Tendons... Ligaments attach bone to bone
What attaches bone to muscle?
Tendons... Ligaments attach bone to bone
Describe how a muscle attaches to a bone?
The tendon between the muscle and the bone connects the muscle to the bone.
Muscle tissue that attaches to the bone?
tendon
What is the part of a muscle which attaches to a bone?
The ligament
What structure joins a bone a muscle?
The structure that attaches bone to muscle is called a tendon.
