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There are more than 600 muscles in the human body. Two of the main types are cardiac and smooth muscles, involuntary muscles that you can't control at will.Key facts
- There are three different types of muscle within the human body.
- Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and is the hardest working.
- Smooth muscle is found in hollow organs, such as the stomach and intestines, and is essential for all bodily processes.
- Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles – nearly all bodily movement is caused by their contractions.
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Your muscles work throughout your body all the time, to help you do almost everything from breathing, to moving, to seeing.
600 muscles in your body
3 different types of muscle
Around 30–40% body weight is muscle
Three muscle types are:
Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac muscle
Cardiac muscle is only found in the heart.
It's the hardest working muscle …
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