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Chapter 11, Problem 17CP
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The muscles involved in carrying out the following movements: raising and lowering shoulders, joining hands behind the back, and in front of the chest.
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When individual shrugs, raises or lowers shoulders or joins hands together, the movement takes place at the shoulder joint in a uniform manner. The elevation process takes place that signifies that the scapular bones and the middle back slides toward the neck in an accurate manner.
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PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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7. Why do the muscles of facial...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8CPCh. 11 - Prob. 9CPCh. 11 - When your physician says, "Open your mouth, stick...
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