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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 41, Problem 4RQ
What are the three types of skeletons found in animals? For one of them, describe how the muscles are arranged around the skeleton and how contractions of the muscles result in movement of the skeleton.
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