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When a muscle shortens it means what?
It is called a concentric contraction. The muscle gets shorter in preparation to do work.
When a muscle contracts how does actin and myosin get shorter?
When the muscle contracts, it gets shorter. When it relaxes, it gets longer.
When Copper gets longer from heat - what is this called?
thermal expansion
WHEN A MUSCLE RELAXES DOES IT BECOME LONGER?
no it gets smaller and to make it stop you need some potassium so eat a banana
When a muscle contracts it becomes longer.?
no it gets smaller and to make it stop you need some potassium so eat a banana
What happens to a muscle in the body when it gets longer?
You get stronger. The individual muscle fibers become thicker with more myofibrils inside them. The number of muscle cells stays the same, contrary to popular belief that you grow more muscle fibers, this is not true.
How did the stapedius muscle get its name?
The stapedius muscle gets its name from the bone that it is attached to called the stapes. It means stirrup. It is located in the middle ear.
What tissue has cells that are longer than wide?
Muscle tissue has cells that are longer than wide. These long, cylindrical cells are called muscle fibers, and they are responsible for generating force and movement in the body.
What of the muscle tissue can sustain longer contraction?
smooth muscle
What gets longer the shorter it gets?
A candle. As it burns, it gets shorter in length but longer in wax height.
Is the sartorius muscle longer than the gluteus maximus muscle?
yes sartorius is very long as compared to maximus, maximus is in gluteal region(buttock) while sartorius extends from waist line to inferior of knee, where it gets inserted.
When a muscle pulls it gets?
an erection
