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Also Known As voluntary muscle • somatic muscle • striped muscle • striated muscle

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What parts of the brain control voluntary and involuntary muscle movements?
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Bowman, Sir William, 1st Baronet
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
English surgeon and histologist

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