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'''[[Wikipedia:Muscle|Muscles]]''' provide movement. Their appearance is like lean meat and their function is the same as a piston. They make up 50% of a human's body weight. The brain commands the muscles to move and the skeleton and joints follow their directional pulls. Regular exercise will increase muscle mass, thus increasing strength.{{Fn|22}}
====Void Born====
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Some humans are born in the depths of isolated [[Space Station]]s or the bowels of [[voidship]]s. They are ill-omened folk, often thought to be touched by the [[warp]] in some way. Entire colonies of void born humans live generations in the bowels of these colossal vessels and exposed to the perplexities of [[warp travel]] more than most planet-bound civilisations. These space born populations are especially common aboard mining and trading vessels. They're more accustomed to the fluctuations of gravity, such as those of low or even zero-gravity environments. Pallid skin and drawn features are common, and there is typically an inherent strangeness to them, whether it be a minor deformity, or oddness to speech, gait or general appearance.{{Fn|23}}
====Other Human Species====
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Throughout the long history of the Imperium and before, the human race has mutated into a variety of stable species, known as abhumans. Abhumans are tolerated to a varying degree within the Imperium due to the fact that they are seen as being close enough to humans to be accepted. Not all abhumans are part of the Imperium, as evidenced by the [[Kin|Squats]] of the [[Leagues of Votann]].{{Fn|8}}
==Human Civilisations==
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The only independent civilisation with any real sustainability, some humans evade the Imperium's clutches and live outside of its reach in bands of ships existing through raids and piracy. Often allying themselves with [[Eldar]] or other Xenos, these humans are swiftly put down if they are caught by Imperial authorities.{{Fn|3}}
==See also==
