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  2. South Zone (Rio de Janeiro) - Wikipedia

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    The South Zone (Portuguese: Zona Sul; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈzonɐ ˈsuw]) is an area of the city of Rio de Janeiro situated between the Tijuca Massif, the Atlantic Ocean and Guanabara Bay. Most of it is made up of neighborhoods along the Atlantic coastline, such as São Conrado, Vidigal, Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, and Leme.

  3. Chapa de costas - Wikipedia

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    Chapa de costas with hands on ground, aka mule kick. There is a low variation of chapa de costas, performed with both hands on the ground while one of the legs is pushed towards the other player. In this variant, chapa de costas resembles a mule kick. [3] Mule kick is a direct kick delivered to the back, while looking through the arms to the ...

  4. Muscular triangle - Wikipedia

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    The inferior carotid triangle (or muscular triangle), is bounded, in front, by the median line of the neck from the hyoid bone to the sternum; behind, ...

  5. Muscular system - Wikipedia

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    The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body. [ 1 ] The muscular systems in vertebrates are controlled through the nervous system although some muscles (such as the cardiac muscle ) can be completely autonomous.

  6. Smooth muscle - Wikipedia

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    The dense bodies and intermediate filaments are networked through the sarcoplasm, which cause the muscle fiber to contract. Smooth muscle is grouped into two types: single-unit smooth muscle, also known as visceral smooth muscle, and multiunit smooth muscle.

  7. Muscular artery - Wikipedia

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    A muscular artery (or distributing artery) is a medium-sized artery that draws blood from an elastic artery and branches into "resistance vessels" including small arteries and arterioles. Their walls contain larger number of smooth muscles , allowing them to contract and expand depending on peripheral blood demand.

  8. Muscle - Wikipedia

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    Muscle is a soft tissue, one of the four basic types of animal tissue.There are three types of muscle tissue in vertebrates: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle.

  9. Back pain - Wikipedia

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    There are many causes of back pain, including blood vessels, internal organs, infections, mechanical and autoimmune causes. [11] Approximately 90 percent of people with back pain are diagnosed with nonspecific, idiopathic acute pain with no identifiable underlying pathology. [12]