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Any muscle will become smaller if not used. The common term is "Atrophy". This is what happens to people who are bedridden for a long time. Their leg muscles become atrophied and they are unable to walk. They have to go through physical therapy to exercise the muscles and be able to walk again.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe muscle that shortens is called the flexor.
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What happens to the gastrocnemius muscle when the shank is flexed as in walking?
It contracts, getting shorter and thicker.
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 a muscle contracts it become shorter or longer?
It becomes shorter.
When does a muscle become shorter and thicker?
Muscle becomes shorter and thicker during contraction... so what?!!! (help me!!!)
What does a muscle become when it contracts?
A muscle becomes shorter when it contracts.
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!
Can muscle cells become shorter?
no
What is it when a muscle becomes shorter and thicker?
contraction
What does compress?
make a muscle shorter a fatter
What muscle is shorter when the arm is straight?
Tricep.
Do Skeletal muscle fibers tend to be shorter than smooth muscle fibers?
False
When the muscle gets shorter and fatter?
go die
