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Types of muscular contraction

This is an excerpt from The Pocket Atlas of Anatomy and Physiology by Ruth Hull.

Figure 5.7: Isotonic contraction
Figure 5.7: Isotonic contraction

Figure 5.8: Isometric contraction
Figure 5.8: Isometric contraction

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