Biology

11th Edition

ISBN: 9781259188138

Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 46, 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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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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