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Muscles are comprised of contractile proteins; therefore, the ability to contract is present in their chemical composition.
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What is Lengthening of muscle is called?
The lengthening of a muscle is called 'relaxing'. As the SHORT muscles work antagonistically- when one contracts, one relaxes. Therefore as one muscle shortens the other lengthens. This is between the bicep and tricep and the hamstring and quadricep. When a muscle shortens it also thickens, this is why you can feel your muscle rise when you bring your arm towards you.
What happens to the bones when muscle shortening?
What happens to the bones when muscle shortening
What word a noun is used to describe muscle shortening with stimulation?
The noun for muscle shortening is called contraction.
What are muscles not allowed to do?
Muscles do not "push". That is, their power comes from shortening (pulling) rather than lengthening (pushing). The human body -- as with most animal bodies -- is organized with groups of muscles that oppose each other, enabling us to push and pull and twist (and shout) -- but each muscle's primary force comes from shortening.
What are two ways pitch can be changed?
1) Doppler shift 2) shortening or lengthening the wavelength produced by the source.
What is the medical term meaning shortening or tightening of a muscle?
Contraction is the medical term meaning the normal shortening or tightening of a muscle.
What is chiropractic abbreviation ART?
ART is the acronym for Active Release Therapy, which is a form of soft-tissue therapy that is sometimes employed by doctors of chiropractic, physiotherapists, massage therapists, and other manual therapists. ART involves shortening a specific muscle through appropriate movement, applying pressure and then lengthening the muscle.
Does isotonic muscle contractions involve shortening of muscle?
Yes
What phase is between stimulus of a muscle and the shortening of the muscle?
belly
What muscle action does pulling represent?
It represents contracting or shortening of a muscle.
What do you call a shortening of muscle fiber?
contraction
What is another word for shortening of a muscle?
contraction
