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Tendons are the connective tissues that allow muscles to pull on bones. They are composed of dense collagen fibers, which provide strength and flexibility, enabling the transmission of force from muscle contractions to the skeletal system. This connection facilitates movement and stability in the body's joints.
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What is angle of pull?
angle of pull is the angle between muscle insertion and the bone on which the muscle inserts
Which bone does the biceps muscle pull?
radius
The contraction of a muscle exerts a pull on a bone because?
the muscle is attached to the bone via tendons, which transmit the force generated by the muscle contraction to the bone. This pull causes the bone to move, allowing for various types of body movements like walking or lifting objects.
What happens when a muscle pulls a force on a bone?
skeletal muscles that are attached to ligaments that are attached to bone
Which bone does the triceps muscle pull?
I think its the humerus.
What kind of muscle pull on bones to produce movement?
all muscles pull on bones to create movement, since muscles are contractile and bone is rigid. the muscle attaches to the bone via the tendon.
What are the loose cords that attach muscles to bones?
Tough cord of dense connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. If the muscle is thin and wide, the tendon may be a thin sheet. Tendons transfer muscle power over a distance, e.g., forearm muscles contract and pull on tendons that pull on finger bones to produce finger movements.
What if a bone had only one muscle attached to it?
muscles can only pull so a bone with only one muscle on it would be pulled to the extreme of the muscles contraction and stay there.
Is a force a push or a pull or both?
A muscle operates by getting shorter. It's tied to a bone, and can only pull the bone,not push it. In order for the muscle to return to its original length, a different muscle,on the other side, has to pull the bone in the opposite direction. So, inside the 'machinery',muscles can only pull, not push. Outside the machine, of course, the hand or the legmoves, and those can be rigged to objects in the outside world in ways that permitpulling or pushing.
What are thick bands that pull on bone as muscle contracts?
Thick bands that pull on bone as muscles contract are known as tendons. Tendons are strong, fibrous connective tissues that connect muscles to bones, allowing for the transfer of force generated by muscle contractions to facilitate movement. When a muscle contracts, it shortens and pulls on the tendon, which in turn pulls on the bone, resulting in joint movement.
Do muscles push or pull when they contract?
pullThey pull on connective tissue sheaths of skeletal muscles which transmits pulling force to the bone to be move.
Why can muscle tissue expand and contract but the liver cannot?
Muscle tissue consists of interlocking filaments called actin and myosin which essentially pull the cell in on itself. The liver has no such filaments. It doesn't need them.
