skeletal muscle
noun
: striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control
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Also, while skeletal muscles are the primary organ affected, other tissues and organs, such as the heart, lungs, or digestive tract, are affected in some types.
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Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024
Improving your muscle mass will also help reduce your risk of developing various metabolic disorders due to low skeletal muscle mass.9
Improves Mood
All types of exercise are shown to improve mood, and Zumba is no different.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
Peripheral insulin resistance, which refers especially to insulin signaling dysfunction in the skeletal muscle, is also associated with accelerated aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Ross Wollen, EverydayHealth.com, 8 July 2024
As people get older, their skeletal muscle function declines, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 June 2024
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Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024
Improving your muscle mass will also help reduce your risk of developing various metabolic disorders due to low skeletal muscle mass.9
Improves Mood
All types of exercise are shown to improve mood, and Zumba is no different.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
Peripheral insulin resistance, which refers especially to insulin signaling dysfunction in the skeletal muscle, is also associated with accelerated aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Ross Wollen, EverydayHealth.com, 8 July 2024
As people get older, their skeletal muscle function declines, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 June 2024
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“Skeletal muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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