BIOLOGY
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 45, Problem 3A
How do the muscles move your hand through space?
a. By contraction
b. By attaching to two bones across a joint
c. By lengthening
d. Both a and b are correct.
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