Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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is being bipedal free of negative effects in humans? Explain.
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Bipedal means animal use their two legs for walking.Bipedalism evolved around 4 million years ago among our ancestors (and closely similar species that did not survive to become direct relatives of us).
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