# Myology

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{{Short description|Study of the muscular system}}
'''Myology''' is the study of the '''muscular system''', including the study of the structure, function and [disease](/source/disease)s of [muscle](/source/muscle).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scali-Sheahan|first1=Maura|title=Milady's Standard Professional Barbering|date=2010|publisher=Cengage Learning|location=Clifton Park, N.Y.|isbn=978-1435497153|page=147|edition=5th}}</ref> The muscular system consists of [skeletal muscle](/source/skeletal_muscle), which contracts to move or position parts of the body (e.g., the bones that articulate at joints), [smooth](/source/smooth_muscle_tissue) and [cardiac muscle](/source/cardiac_muscle) that propels, expels or controls the flow of fluids and contained substance.

==See also==
*{{annotated link|Myotomy}}
*{{annotated link|Oral myology}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309022710/http://www.myology.org.uk/ British Myology Society]

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Category:Physiology

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