Describe the relationship between the origin and insertion of a muscle

A) The origin remains fixed and the insertion moves toward the origin during contraction.
B) Both the origin and insertion move when a muscle contracts.
C) The insertion remains fixed and the origin moves toward the origin during contraction.
D) There is no relationship between the origin and insertion.


A

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