TERM 1
Origin
DEFINITION 1
Attachment to an immoveable bone.
TERM 2
Insertion
DEFINITION 2
Attachment to a movable bone
TERM 3
Direct Muscle Attachment
DEFINITION 3
Epimysium fused to periosteum of bone or perichondrium of
cartilage.
TERM 4
Indirect Muscle Attachment
DEFINITION 4
Epimysium blends into a connective tissue attachment.
TERM 5
Aponeuroses
DEFINITION 5
An aponeurosis is similar to a broad flat tendon, in the form
of a sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that attaches sheet-
like muscles needing a wide area of attachment.
