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7.3 Axial muscles of the head, neck, and back

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    Explain the difference between axial and appendicular muscles.

    Axial muscles originate on the axial skeleton (the bones in the head, neck, and core of the body), whereas appendicular muscles originate on the bones that make up the body’s limbs.

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