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==Muscular==
==Muscular==
Consists of over 600 named muscles<ref>Stoppard, 1988.</ref>. Muscles are classified into three types: smooth or involuntary, striated or voluntary, and cardiac.
*''Smooth muscle'' is found in the linings of arteries, in the lining of the digestive system, and in various organs. Smooth muscle is also called "involuntary" muscle.
Most smooth muscle, such as the lining of the stomach, is controlled by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Some smooth muscles, such as the [[myometrium]] (smooth muscle of the uterus), act mostly in response to hormones.
==Digestive and Excretory==
==Digestive and Excretory==