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What is the prime mover in ankle dorsiflexion?
The prime mover in ankle dorsiflexion is the tibialis anterior muscle, which is located at the front of the shin. This muscle contracts to pull the foot upward, allowing for dorsiflexion of the ankle joint.
What does a muscle become when it contracts?
A muscle becomes shorter when it contracts.
What happens to the length of a muscle when it contracts?
When a muscle contracts, it shortens in length.
When a muscle contracts how does its form change?
A muscle that contracts shortens whereas a muscle that relaxes lengthens.
When a muscle contracts, it pulls with what force?
When a muscle contracts, it pulls with a force generated by the muscle fibers contracting and shortening.
When one muscle contracts what happens to the opposing muscle?
When one muscle in a pair contracts the other expands.
When a muscle contracts it?
shortens
When the muscle contracts it is?
Flexion
When muscle contracts it is?
Flexion
What muscle is involved with ankle dorsiflexion?
Ankle dorsiflexion is when the ankle is moved back towards the body. The muscles involved in this movement is the ankle extensor.
Which muscles contracts when the leg is extended at the knee?
The muscle that contracts when the leg is extended at the knee is call the gastrocnemius muscle
When the muscle contracts what happens to the tendon and bone?
When the muscle contracts, the tendon pulls on the bone to create movement. The tendon is the connective tissue that attaches the muscle to the bone, so when the muscle contracts, it exerts force on the tendon, which in turn moves the bone.
