Muscular system Flashcards

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skeletal muscle

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responsible for body movement and is also called voluntary muscle or striated muscle

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smooth muscle

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found within the walls of hollow organs, blood vessels and in the iris of the eye. Also called involuntary muscle

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3
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cardiac muscle

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found only in the heart, cross fibered to allow the heart to contract from the top and bottom in order to pump blood

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4
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tendon

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ends of skeletal muscles that attach the muscle to a bone

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