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muscular
muscular system
Term | Definition |
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skeletal muscle | responsible for the body movement and is also called voluntary muscle or striated muscle. |
smooth muscle | found within the walls of hollow organs, blood vessels, and in the iris of the eye. also called involuntary muscle. |
cardiac muscle | found only in the heart, cross-fibered to allow the heart to contract from the top and the bottom in order to pump blood. |
tendon | ends of skeletal muscles that attach the muscle to bone |
muscles | responsible for movement |