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 12, Problem 4CR
Compare and contrast the flexor digitorum superficialis and the flexor digitorum profundus; where does each attach distally, how are their tendons interrelated, and what muscle actions do they perform?
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