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Such a painful muscle contraction is commonly known as cramp.
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What happens when the biceps muscle contracts?
When the bicep contracts the triceps relax
When a muscle contracts what does the other one do?
relax
When one muscle contracts what happens to the opposing muscle?
When one muscle in a pair contracts the other expands.
When the biceps muscle contracts the triceps must?
relax
When 1 muscle contracts what does the other one do?
Relax
When a muscle contracts and relax it is called?
Spasm
If one muscle contracts what happens to the other one?
relax
What is muscle cramps?
Muscles cramps occur when a muscle contracts and does not relax. This causes pain in one or sometimes multiple muscles.
As one muscle contracts the must relax.?
Yes. If not, the action at the joint will be incomplete and dysfunctional. As a whole, a muscle fiber is either contracted or relaxed (the all-or-none principal).
Can too much muscle relaxants stop the heart?
Definitely. Your heart is a muscle, and muscle relaxers do exactly what they sound like: relax your muscles.An overdose of muscle relaxers can also relax your diaphragm (the muscle beneath you lungs that contracts and expands, allowing you to breathe). Relaxation of the diaphragm would inhibit contraction and, therefore, breathing.
What is the relationship between a contraction and an extension when dealing with musclular system?
When a muscle contracts it causes flexion and when muscles relax they cause extension
What happens to the muscle when experiencing a cramp?
When a muscle cramp occurs, the muscle contracts forcibly and involuntarily and doesn't relax for the time the cramp lasts. The cramp can last from few seconds up to few minutes.
