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    The document describes three main types of muscle: cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and pumps blood through the circulatory system involuntarily. Skeletal muscle is striated, voluntary muscle that aids in body movement and is located around bones and other muscles. Smooth muscle is involuntary muscle that regulates organs and structures like the stomach, intestines, bladder, and arteries.

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    The document describes three main types of muscle: cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and pumps blood through the circulatory system involuntarily. Skeletal muscle is striated, voluntary muscle that aids in body movement and is located around bones and other muscles. Smooth muscle is involuntary muscle that regulates organs and structures like the stomach, intestines, bladder, and arteries.

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    Muscle Types and Functions

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    The document describes three main types of muscle: cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and pumps blood through the circulatory system involuntarily. Skeletal muscle is striated, voluntary muscle that aids in body movement and is located around bones and other muscles. Smooth muscle is involuntary muscle that regulates organs and structures like the stomach, intestines, bladder, and arteries.

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    Contracts and Extends when

    Striated Muscular your brain tells them to


    Cardiac System
    Skeletal
    Characterist Function
    ics

    Location There Type of Muscle Characterist Aids in the overall


    ics movement of the body
    Involuntary
    Function Location
    Striated
    In the Heart Smooth
    Voluntary
    Characterist
    Pumps Around bones &
    ics
    blood other muscles
    through
    Circulatory smooth Function
    Involuntary Sends babies out into the
    System
    world from the uterus
    Location
    Expels urine from
    your urinary
    stomach
    bladder
    Regulates the flow of
    blooding the arteries and
    air through the lungs
    Intestinal Walls Arteries
    Moves your breakfast
    along through your
    Jpm
    gastrointestinal tract

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