Helmholtz used the example of how the energy associated with digestion could be transformed into muscular force as a way to support his
a. law of conservation of energy
b. belief in vitalism
c. both law of conservation of energy and belief in vitalism
d. none of these
Answer: a. law of conservation of energy
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