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jjjetplane

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on: Jun 26, 2018
A/An ___________________ _ is a ringlike muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The point where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon is known as the ___________________ _.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


frejo

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Reply #1 on: Jun 26, 2018
Answer to Question 1

sphincter

Answer to Question 2

insertion


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