Which of the following actions describes a client's voluntary muscle movement?
a. flexing a biceps during weightlifting
b. digestion of a meal
c. constriction of the pupil
d. the heart pumping blood throughout the body
A
Muscles attached to bone can function at the will of the person (voluntary). Involuntary muscles, found within body organs, regulate the physical activity of the organs so the organs can perform their functions. These actions are not under the person's control. Involuntary muscles are located in the intestinal tract, the pupil of the eye, and in the heart and blood vessels.
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