What happens to the bones when muscle shortening
Looking form the out side the two bones to which the Muscle is attached moves closer when the muscle is contracting concentrically while they do not when muscle is contracting eccentrically
The noun for muscle shortening is called contraction.
Contraction is the medical term meaning the normal shortening or tightening of a muscle.
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belly
It represents contracting or shortening of a muscle.
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Isometric contraction
contract or "contraction" is when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens
Inn other words muscle flexing can be called muscle shortening and extension when muscle is elongating. For example when you bend you arm towards your shoulder your bicep muscle is shortening and you can feel a bump. When you extend your arm you can feel that the bump is stretching out and disappearing, that is muscle extension.
Skeletal muscle tissue is striated muscle tissue connected to bones.