Health: The Basics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134709680
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 4PQ
Flexibility is the range of motion around
- a. specific bones.
- b. a joint or series of joints.
- c. the tendons.
- d. the muscles.
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