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What happens when a muscle pulls a force on a bone?
skeletal muscles that are attached to ligaments that are attached to bone
What are the problems when a muscle over contracts?
A fully contracted muscle that remains in tetanus for a prolonged period can cramp, tear, and pull tendons from their insertions.
What does a muscle become when it contracts?
A muscle becomes shorter when it contracts.
Which muscle contracts for the foot to pull upward?
Tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum and halucis longus, peroneus tertius
When a muscle contracts how does its form change?
A muscle that contracts shortens whereas a muscle that relaxes lengthens.
What does a leg muscle do if you have to lift it up?
The muscles in your leg work against eachother.One contracts and one relaxes to push and pull the bones.
When one muscle contracts what happens to the opposing muscle?
When one muscle in a pair contracts the other expands.
When muscle contracts it is?
Flexion
When the muscle contracts it is?
Flexion
When a muscle contracts it?
shortens
Which muscles contracts when the leg is extended at the knee?
The muscle that contracts when the leg is extended at the knee is call the gastrocnemius muscle
What do you call the thick bands that pull on bones as a muscle contracts?
Those are called tendons. Tendons are tough bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones, allowing the muscles to pull on the bones and create movement.
