When a muscle contracts, Its attachment point, called Its ,is pulled towards Its origin.

Q: Explain how a muscle’s position relative to a joint affects its action.

A: Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and…

Q: Muscles that are immobilized for long periods of time, as with a cast, frequently get smaller. Why?…

A: The reduction in muscle mass due to temporary immobilization is called muscle atrophy. It may be…

Q: Describe each muscle needed to contract for specific movement and each muscles action during that…

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Q: Women who wear high heels most of thetime may suffer painful “high heel syndrome” when they go…

A: High heel syndrome is a state in which people who wear high heels during their work suffer from…

Q: Distinguish between a muscle’s origin and its insertion.

A: The soft tissue-like structure found in the majority of the animals including human beings is known…

Q: Describe the difference between a muscle’s origin andits insertion.

A: The cardiac muscle tissues and the smooth muscle tissues of the human are involuntary in nature. The…

Q: Which muscle is an antagonist to the muscle in the image below

A: The muscular system is formed by the muscles of the body that are soft tissues and are accountable…

Q: You and your friend are doing leg presses in the gym one day. As you extend your legs, the stack of…

A: Leg press quadriceps muscle comes in action and while doing the exercises whole weight is…

Q: Describe how muscles help us perform the five basic functions performed by all humans.

A: A person can move, talk, and eat thanks to their muscles. They manage digestion, respiration, and…

Q: What effect does fascicle arrangement have on a muscle’s action?

A: Fascicle in normal physiology can be defined as a bundle of skeletal muscle cells encircled by the…

Q: After chasing a runaway grocery cart in the parking lot, you heard a "pop" and immediately feel pain…

A: Hamstring muscles are prone to injury. Halting, slowing down or heading in different path strains…

Q: Contrast, structurally, a uniarticular muscle and a biarticular muscle.

A: Muscle is a delicate tissue found in many creatures. Muscle cells contain protein fibers of actin…

Q: Explain how a muscle shortens when it contracts.

A: Muscle contraction refers to the stimulation of the tension-producing locations inside the muscle…

Q: Which type of muscle fibers would you expect to dominate in the large leg muscles of someone who…

A: A muscle consists of a bundle of cylindrical shaped structure called muscle fibers. Their primary…

Q: Name a muscle that undergoes eccentric contraction as you sit down in a chair.

A: Eccentric contractions as the name says is the contraction of the muscle during the eccentric phase…

Q: Flexing your forearm to raise a coffee cup to your lips involves a/n, contraction of the bracialis…

A: There are a total of 640 different muscles in the human body. All of these muscles together form the…

Q: Examples of smooth muscles attached to skeletal muscle

A: Muscle tissues are characterized by properties that allow movement. Muscle cells are excitable; they…

Q: Imagine you are observing somebody rotating their ankles in a circular motion, using common terms,…

A: The foot and ankle form a complex system. It consists of 28 bones, 33 joints, 112 ligaments,…

Q: In my study guide, I have been going through notes and I am unsure of the topic on muscle…

A: Joints are the point of contact between two bones or a bone and a cartilage or between bones and…

Q: Description of a muscle that is the shortest in its group.

A: Muscle is a band or bundle of contractile tissue of the body. It is derived from the mesodermal…

Q: Name a muscle that is named according to its location in the body, and, of course, name the…

A: Muscles refer to the soft tissues in the body that function to produce force and contraction. They…

Q: Many smooth muscles can be placed into one of two groups. What are they? Explain with examples?

A: Smooth muscles are the muscles present in different regions of the body. They exhibit the following…

Q: A muscle whose fascicles are arranged at an angle to a central longitudinal tendon has this…

A: Muscles are contractile tissues that are present in animals. It mainly produces motion. It converted…

Q: You notice upon evaluation that Ms. Young has decreased strength in her right shoulder compared with…

A: Spasm is a condition in which there occurs sudden and involuntary contraction of muscles. It is…

Q: When a person or animal is not moving, do you think the muscles are relaxed? Why?

A: Muscles are the part of Muscular system.There are about 600 muscles in the human body. The three…

Q: Describe how muscles generate different levels of contractive force

A: Muscles are referred to as soft tissues present in the body composed of protein known as actin and…

Q: Describe the relationship of endomysium, perimysium, andepimysium to each other. Which of these…

A: Skeletal muscles produce heat, which helps to maintain the body in a state of homeostasis. Muscle…

Q: You would use this muscle to help you cross your legs. (Hint: sitting on the floor in a yoga…

A: Various muscles in our body, especially at the joints, help us to do flexion, adduction, extension,…

Q: suppose your friend had a condition where each muscle had only one motor unit controlling it. how…

A: Introduction A neuron along with muscle fibre form a motor unit. It senses the signal from the brain…

Q: Tendons are an extension of what part of a muscle?

A: A tendon is a tough band of stringy connective tissue that interfaces muscle to bone and is fit for…

Q: Number of muscle fibers in the motor units of intrinsic hand muscles ...... number of muscle fibers…

A: The muscles are a part of the musculoskeletal system of the body. They are primarily responsible for…

Q: How are muscles formed? Explain.

A: Muscles are formed by the process known as myogenesis , in this process mycocytes I e.,  tubular…

Q: A muscle has the words “adductor” and “longus” in its name. What two facts do you know about this…

A: Adduction is a movement that pulls a structure or part of the body toward the midline, or the…

Q: Most of the muscles acting in groups and most of skeletal muscles are arranged in opposing pairs at…

A: Agonist muscle is the muscle which is performing the action and its active contraction produces the…

Q: describe the ways muscles work in groups to aid, oppose,and moderate each other’s actions

A: Muscles are soft tissues found in most of the animals. The function of muscles is to produce force…

Q: You are competing in a pull-up competition. What type of muscle  contractions are occurring in your…

A: Muscle contraction is a complex phenomenon and due to various kinds of variables moving, it has been…

Q: The same muscle that helps us to lift a feather can also help us to lift a heavy bag. Explain how…

A: Muscle is the soft and delicate tissue of human physiology. This system is composed of cells,…

Q: What type of contraction  of the hamstring muscles would occur during flexion of the leg and then…

A: The skeletal muscles are one of the three types of muscles found in the human body. These muscles…