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What is the smallest structure in a muscle?
Muscles always contract entirely i.e. every part of the muscle which contains myosin and actin (contractile proteins) is able to contract and does contract almost simultaneously.
What is the function of muscle cells?
Muscle cells are formed in such a way that they contract and shorten. By doing this they produce a movement of one type or another. Skeletal muscle cells (called fibers) pull one bone towards another bone, smooth muscles fibers shorten as well but they don't act on bones. They produce waves of movement.
What are the muscle structures from largest to smallest?
The organization of a skeletal muscle from smallest to largest is as follows: myofilaments > myofibrils > muscle fiber > fascicle > muscle
What is needed for living muscle to contract?
A living muscle needs oxygen in the blood and muscle elasticity to contract and move.
What is an atom the smallest portion of?
An atom is the smallest portion of an element that still retains its properties.
What kind of muscle cell contract?
Smooth muscle cells contract in response to fluid flow.
Which muscle is the smallest?
pyriformis
What is muscle protein?
it is tiny muscle fibers that contract and expand the muscle
Will the leg muscle contract when it is removed from the body and you pinch it?
No, as the muscle is dead (it doesn't contract like while the muscle is still alive either). However, it will contract if you give it an electrical "jump."
What is the smallest portion of the spectrum?
the smallest wavelengths and the highest energy are gamma rays.
What is the smallest muscle in the eye?
I think its's the scalene muscle
What is smallest muscle in the human?
the stapedius muscle inside the ear
