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marta [7]
3 years ago
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Explain why many skeletal muscles must work in opposing pairs.

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Alex Ar [27]3 years ago
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By contracting, muscles pull on bones and allow the body to move. Muscles can only contract. They cannot actively extend, though they can move or relax back into the non-contracted neutral position. Therefore, to move bones in opposite directions, pairs of muscles must work in opposition
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