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When a muscle contracts it become shorter or longer?

It becomes shorter.


What does a muscle become when it contracts?

A muscle becomes shorter when it contracts.


When does a muscle become shorter and thicker?

Muscle becomes shorter and thicker during contraction... so what?!!! (help me!!!)


Can muscle cells extend or get longer as well as contract or get shorter?

False


Why does pulling a muscle represent contraction?

Contraction is the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter, so if a muscle is pulled, it has become shorter and tighter. Hope this helped!


When muscles contracts it becomes shorter and thicker?

Muscle cells are also known as muscle fibres. A muscle fibre is made up of myofibrils. The myofibrils are made of many myofilaments. When myofilaments are stimulated by a nerve impulse they slide over each other contracting or shortening the muscles.


How do muscle change?

skeletal muscle that do a lot of work become stronger and larger. Some of this change in muscle size is because of an increase in the number of muscle cells. But most of the change is because individual muscle cells become larger. Muscles that are not exercised become smaller and weaker


What happens to aging muscle cells?

When a human being is aging, their muscle cells also tend to age. Because of this, the muscle cells become weaker and the body is more prone to injury.


What happens to muscle cells in aging?

When a human being is aging, their muscle cells also tend to age. Because of this, the muscle cells become weaker and the body is more prone to injury.


Why is the cell cycle shorter in epithelial cells than in liver or muscle cells?

Because epithilial cells usually flakes away.So always have to be replaced.Liver cells do not damaged easily.


What makes muscles become shorter and makes bones move?

sarcomere's are the functional unit of a muscle which contract and make muscles shorter which then cause bones to move.


When a muscle contracts how does actin and myosin get shorter?

When the muscle contracts, it gets shorter. When it relaxes, it gets longer.