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Skeletal muscle are voluntary or involuntary?

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Voluntary: For the most part, if you have a body part composed of skeletal / striated muscle, you can move it. Not everyone can wiggle their ears or contract skeletal muscle that helps position the testis.

Answered 5/30/2018

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