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go.lag

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Which of the following is true of skeletal muscle?
 
  a. Contraction of skeletal muscle can alter blood flow through the heart.
  b. Skeletal muscle contraction produces movements of the body.
  c. Skeletal muscles pump blood throughout the body.
  d. Flexion of a skeletal muscle causes limbs to move outward from the body.
  e. Extensors are skeletal muscles that cause limbs to draw in to the body.

Question 2

The ______________ receives both olfactory and gustatory information, suggesting that it may be involved in the combining of this information.
 
  a. orbitofrontal cortex
  b. amygdala
  c. hypothalamus
  d. hippocampus



gasdhashg

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. Skeletal muscle contraction produces movements of the body.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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