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How many muscles does a baby have?
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A baby has more than six hundred muscles. In addition to locomotion, muscles perform a number of functions associated with digestion, respiration, circulation, excretion and reproduction. The body contains three distinct types of muscles.
(1) Smooth muscles: These occur primarily i the wall of internal organs. They are spindle-shaped cells.
(2) Skeletal muscles: Also called striated, voluntary or somatic muscles. These contract most rapidly and vigorously.
(3) Cardiac muscles: These form a unique type of muscular tissue found only in the heart. They resemble with the skeletal muscles in being made up of striated multinucleated fibres.
Posted by orchid101 on August 6, 2013 at 1:22 PM (Answer #1)
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