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What is the ability of a muscle to return to its original length is called?
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Why stretching a muscle beyond its optimal length reduce its ability to contract?
Stretching a muscle beyond its optimal length reduces its ability to contract. This is because the muscle can be torn or damaged.
Muscle tissue has four characteristics what are they?
Contractility - the ability of a muscle to shorten. Extensibility - the ability to lengthen. Elasticity - the ability to return to their original shape. And, Excitability - can be triggered by electrical stimulation.
The ability of muscle tissue to stretch when pulled is called?
extensibility
The ability of muscle tissue to shorten and thicken is called what?
contract...
What is muscle length?
muscle length is the length of an animal or humans muscle
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.
A muscle's ability to resume resting after being stretched is called?
elasticity
How are the short length and slow movement in muscles like digestive organs?
The muscles in organs are called smooth muscle. Smooth muscle has short length and slow movement. It is involuntary unlike skeletal muscle.
What is it called when a Muscle contracts against a constant movable object?
an isometric contraction iso=same metric=length therefore the muscle maintains the same length as it contracts
The most distinguishing characteristic of muscle tissue is?
Excitability = the ability to receive and respond to a stimulus Contractility = the ability to shorten Extensibility = the ability to be stretched Elasticity = the ability to resume normal length after contraction or having been stretched.
The ability of smooth muscle to function over a wide range of lengths is called?
plasticity
The ability of smooth muscle to function over a wide range of lengths is called what?
plasticity
