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Muscles never "push"; they can only "pull".
The only power that muscles have is to contract or relax. When they contract, they pull. Most bones have two or more sets of muscles, and each muscle pulls in one direction; in sets, the muscles can work together or oppose each other, which account for all the actions that an animal or person can perform.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoMuscles can only pull, they do not and can not push at all. They are used to pull bones to make them move however.
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∙ 11y agoNo, they pull the bones. One muscle pulls while the other muscle responsible for the opposite action relaxes.
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∙ 11y agoTre true answer is that muscles push bones.
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How do the bones in the joint move?
Technically, bones move AT a joint, BY the power of the muscles connected to them, via the tendons which connect the muscles to the bones.
How do muscles attached to the bones move the body?
The muscles attached tothe bones move the body push and pull movment
Why do muscles need bones in order for the body to move?
AnswerThough not all muscles work in pairs, the general principle is that one muscle moves a bone one way, and the other muscle moves it the opposite way. Why? Because muscles can only pull, not push.For example, when you bend your arm, the biceps muscle pulls. When you want to straighten it, the biceps muscle cannot push it back. Instead, the triceps muscle that's on the back of the arm pulls in the other direction.
How muscled move bones?
Muscles contract and relax to pull/push
When you jumped which or who exerted a force on you?
When you jump up your muscles in your legs exert a force on your bones to push you off the ground. The muscles are attached to the bones to have leverage. So when your muscle pulls, the leg bone moves on a hinge or joint and the bones push off the ground.
What must a muscle do to move a bone?
the muscles are around or next to the bones, the contracting of muscles enables the bones to move. for example the muscles in your arm, when you move your arm up, the muscle underneath the bone contract (tighten) to push the bone upwards.
What body parts that works in pair to help your body to move?
The muscles can only pull, not push. So, to move a limb, one muscle relaxes while the other muscle pulls.
What body parts that work in pairs to help your body move?
The muscles can only pull, not push. So, to move a limb, one muscle relaxes while the other muscle pulls.
Body parts that works in pair to help your body to move?
The muscles can only pull, not push. So, to move a limb, one muscle relaxes while the other muscle pulls.
Muscle that move when you swim?
Your abdominals work hard when you swim. Also your legs if your kicking, and your shoulders push the water to move you forward.
What does a leg muscle do if you have to lift it up?
The muscles in your leg work against eachother.One contracts and one relaxes to push and pull the bones.
What body part that's work in pairs. To help your body move?
The muscles can only pull, not push. So, to move a limb, one muscle relaxes while the other muscle pulls.
