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Muscle cells, like all cells, are specialised to carry out their specific functions. Muscle cells need relatively large numbers of mitochondria. This is because they respire more than most other types of cell, in order to release the energy for muscle contraction, and hence movement.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoMuscle cells have adapted to their job by contracting and relaxing. When calcium levels are increased the muscle cells contract. On the other hand, when calcium levels drop the muscle cells get relaxed.
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∙ 14y agoSkeletal muscle is adapted by the stress that the muscle receives through exercise. If the muscle receives a lot of stress it may hypertrophy (grow larger), or it may atrophy (decrease in size) with lack of exercise or resistance training.
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∙ 12y agoWell, when you use a muscle, it contracts to move the bone it is attached to, for example your bicep, it will pull together tighter and pull your forearm up, thats my understanding of it
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∙ 12y agothe nucleus is in every cell of the body, it carries out the instructions that the cell needs to do its job
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Why don't muscle cells digest food?
It's not their job, it's the digestive system's job to digest. The muscle cells just get the nutrients.
A group of similar cells doing the same job are known as a?
A group of cells doing the same job are known as a tissue, not a muscle.
Do muscle cells have more or less mitochondria than other animal cells?
Muscle cells have more mitochondria than other animal cells because the need more energy to preform their job, and mitochondria produce the energy for the cell.
What types of cells contracts to move an animal?
muscle cells...
What name is given to a group of similar cells that are working together to carry out the same function?
A group of similar cells doing the same job is called a tissue. For instance, many muscle cells make up muscle tissue.
Why is muscle and bone cells not needed by a plant?
A muscle cell is not found in a plant because for a muscle cell to do its job it needs bones in the organism. Therefore most plants do not have bones.
How are individual muscle cells different from the muscle tissue in the bicep muscle?
Muscle cells are smaller than muscle tissues.
Do smooth muscles have branched cells?
No, cardiac muscle cells are branched but skeletal muscle cells are linear and do not branch
What cell contains most mitochondria?
Muscle cells.Metabolically very active cells. Muscle cells,heart cells have lot of mitochondria
How do muscle cells use fat cells when they burn?
Muscle cells don't use fat cells when they are burned. An increase in muscle can raise the metabolism causing the muscle cells to burn off the fat cells in storage.
What type of nerve stimulates muscle cells to contract?
Somatic type of nerves stimulate the muscle cells to contract.
Is smooth muscle cells voluntary?
no, skeletal muscle cells are
