Exercise Science The Lower Limb

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©Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc All material is copyright protected. It is illegal to copy any of this material. This material may be used only in a course of study in which Exercise Science: An Introduction to Health and Physical Education (Temertzoglou/Challen) is the required textbook. How Muscles Attach to Bone  Indirect attachment:  Epimysium extends past muscle as a tendon  Attaches to periosteum of bone  Direct attachment:  Epimysium adheres to and fuses with the periosteum Point of attachment

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