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It's a very complex process, but presuming you're familiar with the structure of muscle fibres you need only to Google "Sliding Filament Theory". This is the way that the scientific community believes that muscles shorten, or contract. You should find loads of information on Google and Google Scholar for more indepth stuff.
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What happens to your muscles when you are nervous?
They contract
What happens during isokinetic exercise Muscles contract at a constant rate. Muscles contract and relax to move a joint. Muscles do not contract at all. Muscles contract with very little body movement.?
Muscles contract and relax to move a joint. ... Muscles contract at a constant rate. Muscles contract and relax to move a joint.
What happens if the papillary muscles fail to contract?
If the papillary muscles fail to contract the valves will prolapse. The papillary muscles are located in the ventricles and contract to prevent prolapse.
What happens when the rib muscles contract?
you exhale (:
What happens to the muscles in a runner's body when they run?
They contract and release to move your body
What happens to rib muscles when they relax?
The internal intercostal muscles relax and the external intercostal muscles contract, pulling the ribcage upwards and outwards.
What happens to your muscles to help move?
The muscles contract, while others move foreward, which allows the body part to move.
What happens in the wall of the uterus to push the baby out.?
The muscles contract which in turn push the baby out.
What happens to muscles when they contract?
When muscles contract, they shorten and generate force, allowing movement to occur. This process is controlled by the nervous system and involves the sliding of protein filaments within the muscle fibers.
What happens if cardiac muscles do not contract?
You would get a heart attack otherwise known as a cardiac arrest.
What happens when these muscles contract?
When muscles contract, the brain sends signals through the nervous system to the motor neuron that supplies several muscle fibers. There are different versions of contraction, which includes voluntary and involuntary.
What happens when the arrector pili muscles contract?
Your hair stands up and you get goosebumps
