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Are muscles alive

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When they're on your dinner plate, no. When they're part of a living animal, yes.

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Yes. Your heart is a muscle.

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What does the muscles do for the body?

They make it move and keeps it alive.


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What is the purpose of the muscle system?

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What is the purpose of a system?

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When you die does the small intestine shrink?

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