The bones and their connecting joints act like a series of levers. The muscles exert force on these levers, and the result is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
movement
The bones and their connecting joints act like a series of levers. The muscles exert force on these levers, and the result is movement.
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