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Q: When muscles contract what does the bones do?
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What muscles contract to move bones?

Depends which bones


When do muscles cause bones move?

When they contract


When do muscles cause bones to move?

When muscles move, they produce body heat.


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

smooth muscles


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 muscled move bones?

Muscles contract and relax to pull/push


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 work with other parts?

muscles are attached to bones by tendons. they expand or contract depending on what you want to do


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.


Why are the bones of the skeleton important for movement?

they allow for leverage so the muscles can contract


Muscles that contract to bring two bones closer together are called?

A skeletal muscle connects two bones together by the joint and when the muscle contracts it brings the two bones closer together. These skeletal muscles moves the bones.


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.