The muscle attachment to the more stationary bone is called the:

a. origin
b. insertion
c. tendon
d. bursae


a. origin

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a. true b. false

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A. muscle to muscle. B. nerve to bone. C. bone to bone. D. nerve to muscle. E. muscle to bone.

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