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What is randomly coiled protein fibers that recoil after being stretch?
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Elastic fibers made of the protein elastin has a coiled structure which allows it to stretch and recoil. Fibers can stretch up to 150 percent of their relaxed state length without breaking.
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3 fibers types found in the connective tissue?
Protein Fibers
What are protein strands that attach to the centromere?
Spindle fibers.
What do protein fibers provide bone with?
strength and flexibility
Which fibers in the skeletal muscle are stimulated only by the degree of stretch?
Type 2
What produces fibers found in the connective tissue?
Fibrous protein
What fibers stretch across a cell during mitosisis?
spindle fibers
What happens in telophase and cytokinesis?
the spindle fibers disassemble, and the chromosomes return to a less tightly coiled
What are the solid protein fibers called?
The solid protein fibers, which form a mesh over wounds, are called "fibrin".
Do muscles fibers stretch during contraction?
No, they contract.
What are the type of fibers that bend but firmly resist stretch?
Carbon fibers bend but firmly resist stretching.
What is Protein in white fibers?
Chondrocyte
Does stretch marks occur from breaks in the collagen fibers?
Yes.
3 fibers types found in the connective tissue?
Protein Fibers
What protein is in the dermis?
collagen fibers
WHY IS BOUNCING DURING A STRETCH IS NOT RECOMMENDED?
Bouncing can tear muscle fibers
Distinguish between collagen and elastin?
Collagenous fibers are the white fibers consisting of the protein collagen, common in connective tissues, including bone matrix as on the other hand Elastin fibers are stretchy yellow connective tissue fibers consisting of the protein elastin.
What dies protein fiber do?
Protein fibers help to build and to repair body tissues.
