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  2. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The muscle which can 'cancel' or to some degree reverse the action of the muscle. Muscle synergies are noted in parentheses when relevant. O (Occurrences) Number of times that the named muscle row occurs in a standard human body. Here it may also be denoted when a given muscles only occurs in a male or a female body.

  3. Skeletal muscle - Wikipedia

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    Muscles are often classed as groups of muscles that work together to carry out an action. In the torso there are several major muscle groups including the pectoral, and abdominal muscles; intrinsic and extrinsic muscles are subdivisions of muscle groups in the hand, foot, tongue, and extraocular muscles of the eye.

  4. Anatomical terms of muscle - Wikipedia

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    Smooth muscle is involuntary and found in parts of the body where it conveys action without conscious intent. The majority of this type of muscle tissue is found in the digestive and urinary systems where it acts by propelling forward food, chyme, and feces in the former and urine in the latter.

  5. Muscular system - Wikipedia

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    Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders associated with progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass. These disorders are caused by mutations in a person's genes. [ 12 ] The disease affects between 19.8 and 25.1 per 100,000 person-years globally.

  6. How to Know Which Muscle Groups You Should Train Together - AOL

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    THE BODY IS a complex machine.Your corporeal form houses over 600 muscles, all working together to help you perform your best every day. Fitness pros tend to organize all of these into different ...

  7. Sepal - Wikipedia

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    A sepal (/ ˈ s ɛ p əl, ˈ s iː p əl /) [1] [2] [3] is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom.

  8. Muscle cell - Wikipedia

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    A muscle cell, also known as a myocyte, is a mature contractile cell in the muscle of an animal. [1] ... Diagram of skeletal muscle fiber structure.

  9. Myofibril - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of the structure of a myofibril (consisting of many myofilaments in parallel, and sarcomeres in series) Sliding filament model of muscle contraction The myosin heads form cross bridges with the actin myofilaments; this is where they carry out a 'rowing' action along the actin.