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A muscle pull happens when muscles are overworked or over stretched

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If you move in a certain way, or if you lift something that is too heavy for you.

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tendon i think.

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What happens when a muscle pulls a force on a bone?

skeletal muscles that are attached to ligaments that are attached to bone


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