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Relaxation and contraction of muscles cause the bones to move.

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The correct option is A True
Bones cannot move by themselves. They need muscles and joints for movement. Muscles work in pairs – when one shortens, a corresponding muscle lengthens. When your brain tells a muscle to contract, it shortens, pulling one bone towards another, across a joint.

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