LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 6CR
Describe the difference in action between bilateral and unilateral contraction of the splenius muscles.
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