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How many muscles are in the human body?
Question Date: 2020-09-26
Answer 1:

Hi Khloe! The human body contains over 600 muscles! We have 3 different types of muscles in our body: cardiac muscles that pump blood in your heart, smooth muscles that help move fluids through your body, and skeletal muscles (like your biceps or quadriceps) that move your bones around. Skeletal muscles are the only ones we can contract voluntarily!

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