Muscular tissue
What Muscular tissue means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Tissue in artery walls that adjusts the lumen, controlling its diameter and hence flow.
Animal tissue that contracts to move parts of the body.
Topics that use Muscular tissue
- Principles of organisation (AQA GCSE)
- The heart and blood vessels (AQA GCSE)
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