Twelve-Year-Old Aaron Tried Out for the Little League Baseball Team

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Multiple Choice

Twelve-year-old Aaron tried out for the Little League baseball team and was chosen as a pitcher.One day,after a few months of practice and games,Aaron's father told him,"Hey,kid,you're really getting some muscle definition there! You're going to be a major league pitcher someday,with muscles like that!" Which of Aaron's muscles in particular do you think were growing stronger and getting larger as a result of his pitching?

• A)triangularis,masseter,trapezius
• B)peroneus longus,biceps femoris,gastrocnemius
• C)sartorius,soleus,rectus femoris
• D)deltoid,triceps brachii,and brachioradialis
• E)mentalis,risorius,levator anguli oris

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