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Total number of muscles in our body is


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Muscles:

  1. The specialized tissue has the property of excitability, contractility, and elasticity.
  2. In humans, the three types of muscles are found based on their location
  • Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles that are associated with the skeletal system.
  • Skeletal muscles are involved in the locomotory actions of the human body.
  • Visceral muscles are involuntary muscles found in the inner lining of the alimentary canal, reproductive and urinary tract.
  • Visceral muscles assist the body in transporting food to the alimentary canal and gametes through the reproductive tract
  • Cardiac muscles are involuntary muscles found in the heart and play a role in the contraction and relaxation of the heart.

The total number of muscles found in our body :

  1. The total number of muscles found in the human body is 639, which makes up about 40-50 percent of the body weight of a human.

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