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Muscular system
is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth,
and cardiac muscle. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body.
The muscular systems in vertebrates are controlled
through the nervous system although some muscles (such as the cardiac muscle) can be completely autonomous. Together with the skeletal system in the human, it forms the musculoskeletal system, which is responsible for the movement of the body. Muscle fiber