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When a muscle contracts how does its form change?
A muscle that contracts shortens whereas a muscle that relaxes lengthens.
When one muscle contracts what dose the other muscle do?
Relaxes
What does the other muscle do when one relaxes?
It Contracts
When one muscle contracts what do the opposite do?
It relaxes
Which muscle relaxes when arm is strightened?
The bicep muscle. The tricep contracts to straighten the arm as the bicep relaxes.
What muscle separates the thorax and abdomen and aids in breathing?
The muscle that separates the thorax and abdomen and aids in breathing is called the diaphragm. It is a dome-shaped muscle that contracts and relaxes to regulate the volume of the thoracic cavity, allowing for inhalation and exhalation.
What muscle relaxes when one contracts?
When one muscle contracts, its opposing muscle relaxes in a process known as reciprocal inhibition. For example, when the biceps muscle contracts to flex the elbow, the triceps muscle relaxes to allow that movement to occur smoothly. This coordination between agonist and antagonist muscles helps maintain balance and control in movement.
What muscle contracts and relaxes to pump blood?
The heart
What does one muscle do while the other one relaxes?
contracts - for antagonistic muscle pairs e.g. muscles in arm (when one relaxes, other contracts, and vice versa)
When the bicep contacts what muscle relaxes?
When the bicep contracts, the tricep relaxes. These pair of muscles are known as antagonists which means as one contracts, the other relaxes and vice versa.
What is the muscle that contracts and relaxes so that you can breath is the?
It is called your diaphragm.
Muscle that contracts and relaxes to move gas into and out of the lungs?
Diaphragm
