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skeletal muscles that are attached to ligaments that are attached to bone

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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.


What kind of muscle pulls the bone as you move?

agonists


When the muscle contracts it pulls on and moves that bone at the joint?

ligament


When a muscle receives a nerve signal it and pulls on a tendon?

The muscle responds and pulls on a bone by way of a tendon. It can not react until the nerve tells it to.


When muscle receives a nerve signal it blank and pulls on a tendon?

The muscle responds and pulls on a bone by way of a tendon. It can not react until the nerve tells it to.


What must a muscle do to move a bone?

the muscles are around or next to the bones, the contracting of muscles enables the bones to move. for example the muscles in your arm, when you move your arm up, the muscle underneath the bone contract (tighten) to push the bone upwards.


How can tendons pull bone?

on one end of a tendon comes from the muscles while the other hand is attached to a bone,then it pulls


When the muscles move the tendon pulls at the bone what happens?

Movement


What must a muscle do in order to move a bone?

In order to move a bone, a muscle must contract and exert force.


What moves the bone?

Basically it's muscle. The brain sends the electrical impulse through the nervous system to the muscle(s) required to perform a certain task. The muscles receive the electrical impulses causing them to contract. Tendons connect muscles to bone, which allow the muscle's movement to pull the bone in the way you desire, allowing the body to move. Summary: Brain sends electrical signal to muscle, muscle tightens, pulls tendon which pulls bone.


How can a muscle make a bone move?

Muscles are attached to the bones. When a muscle contrast ,it applies a force to the bone it's attached to,which makes the bone move.


What term identifies the site where a muscle attaches to the bone it pulls on?

The term that identifies the site where a muscle attaches to the bone it pulls on is called the "insertion." This is typically the more movable attachment of the muscle, as opposed to the origin which is the less movable attachment site.