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The Human Body - The Muscular System
The muscular system makes up nearly half the weight of the human body, this is why when we train we sometimes put on weight instead of losing it. We put on muscle weight.
http://www.human-body-facts.com/muscular-system.html
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Human Physiology/The Muscular System - Wikibooks
The muscular system is the biological system of humans that produces movement. The muscular system, in vertebrates, is controlled through the nervous system, although some muscles, like cardiac muscle, can be completely autonomous. Muscle is contractile tissue and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells.
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology/The_Muscular_System
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Brain Pop - Easily Explains The Muscular System For Kids
Are you ready to pump some iron? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby examine the muscular system and how our bodies move.
https://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/muscles/
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The Muscular System Explained In 6 Minutes - Youtube
Now there is much more to discuss about the muscular system but that's as far as we will go in this introductory video. After watching this video you should at least have a basic understanding of what makes up the muscular system, its properties and functions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMcg9YzNSEs
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Kids Health - Muscles
Did you know you have more than 600 muscles in your body? They do everything from pumping blood throughout your body to helping you lift your heavy backpack.
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/muscles.html
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Muscular System: Muscles of the Human Body - Innerbody
Human Muscular System - The muscles of the human body are illustrated and explained in high detail in our exploration of muscular system anatomy.
http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html
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Skeletal System and Muscular System - Video and Lesson Transcript - Study
Do you know how many bones are in the human body? Check out this video lesson to uncover the answer, as well as understand the role and importance.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/skeletal-system-and-muscular-system.html
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Human Muscle System - Britannica
The muscles of the human body that work the skeletal system, that are under voluntary control, and that are concerned with movement, posture, and balance.
http://www.britannica.com/science/human-muscle-system
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Top 10 Facts About the Muscular System
The human muscular system and the top 10 facts to know about how it functions.
http://blog.degreed.com/top-10-facts-about-the-muscular-system/
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Muscular System Anatomy, Diagram and Function - Healthline
The muscular system is comprised of the sum total of muscles throughout the body that move the skeleton, maintain posture through steady contraction, and generate heat through cell metabolism. Humans have three types of muscle.
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/muscular-system
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Muscular System Facts - Fact Monster
The skeleton is covered by layers of skeletal muscle. Each muscle is attached to two or more bones so that when the muscle contracts, learn more facts here.
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/muscular-system.html
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The Muscular System - Encyclopedia
The Muscular System - Encyclopedia has The Muscular System articles, The Muscular System pictures, video and information.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437000017.html
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Muscular System Information - Penn Medicine
Over 600 skeletal muscles function for body movement through contraction and relaxation of voluntary, striated muscle fibers. These muscles are attached to bones, and are typically under conscious control for locomotion, facial expressions, posture, and other body movements.
http://www.pennmedicine.org/health_info/body_guide/reftext/html/musc_sys_fin.html
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Muscular System: Facts, Functions and Diseases - Live Science
The 650 muscles in the human body control movement and help to maintain posture, circulate blood and move substances throughout the body.
http://www.livescience.com/26854-muscular-system-facts-functions-diseases.html
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Muscular System - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body. The muscular system in vertebrates is controlled through the nervous system, although some muscles (such as the cardiac muscle) can be completely autonomous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_system