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Q: What muscles contract to move bones?
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When do muscles cause bones move?

When they contract


When do muscles cause bones to move?

When muscles move, they produce body heat.


How muscled move bones?

Muscles contract and relax to pull/push


What makes muscles become shorter and makes bones move?

sarcomere's are the functional unit of a muscle which contract and make muscles shorter which then cause bones to move.


What the organ that can relax contract and can move bones in the body?

smooth muscles


What system does the body use to move bones?

Muscles and tendons move bones at the joints. You can not actually "move bones" on your own, rather you can only contract and relax certain muscles and tendons specifically told to listen to you.


How do muscles and skeleton combine together to facilitate locomotion?

The way the muscles are attached to the bones is what facilitates locomotion. The muscles contract which makes the bones move and creates locomotion.


How can you move your bones?

with a lot of help you need muscles to pull on bones so that you can move


What are the bones that move muscles called?

All muscles can move, but only skeletal muscles are voluntary. The cardiac and the smooth muscles cannot be moved by your will, but skeletal muscles can be.


Why do we need both muscles and bones to move our body?

one muscle to contract and the other muscle to retract


How do muscles tendons ligaments and joints work together to produce movement?

Muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints all work together to produce movement due to the fact that they are all attached. As the muscles, tendons, and ligaments expand and contract they pull the bones of the joint allowing the joint to move.


Why you use your muscle to move not your bones?

Your bones are solid and fixed - they cannot move by themselves because they have no flexibility. Your muscles are used to move your bones because each muscle can contract or relax - get shorter or longer - and therefore cause the bones to move.