Muscular System (Part 1)

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Muscular System (Part 1)

FromDr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

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75 minutes

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Feb 11, 2018

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There are approximately 660 skeletal muscles that make up the human body, how do they work and how are they different to the smooth muscle in our digestive system and the cardiac muscle of our heart??

Released:

Feb 11, 2018

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Dr Matt Barton and Dr Mike Todorovic are Senior Lecturers of Anatomy and Physiology at Griffth University. They love teaching people about how the body works!

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