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only contract, never extend. if it looks like it is extending, that's just another muscles contraction.
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Can muscle cells extend or get longer as well as contract or get shorter?
False
Are striated under skeletal muscle?
Because muscle cells can only contract, not extend, skeletal muscles most work in pairs. While one muscle contracts, the other muscle in the pair relaxes to its original length.
The only tissue that is able to contract and shorten in the body?
muscles
What types of cells contracts to move an animal?
muscle cells...
How are individual muscle cells different from the muscle tissue in the bicep muscle?
Muscle cells are smaller than muscle tissues.
Do smooth muscles have branched cells?
No, cardiac muscle cells are branched but skeletal muscle cells are linear and do not branch
What cell contains most mitochondria?
Muscle cells.Metabolically very active cells. Muscle cells,heart cells have lot of mitochondria
How do muscle cells use fat cells when they burn?
Muscle cells don't use fat cells when they are burned. An increase in muscle can raise the metabolism causing the muscle cells to burn off the fat cells in storage.
What type of nerve stimulates muscle cells to contract?
Somatic type of nerves stimulate the muscle cells to contract.
Is smooth muscle cells voluntary?
no, skeletal muscle cells are
Which cells would contain more mitochondria.Skin cellsor muscle cells?
Muscle cells.
How are individual muscle cells different from the muscle tissue in the bicep?
Muscle cells are smaller than muscle tissues.
