SKELETAL MUSCLE

Cards (3)

  • WHAT ARE MUSCLES INCAPABLE OF DOING?
    can only pull not push
  • HOW DO SKELETAL MUSCLES ACT?
    in antagonistic pairs
    -> contraction will move part of skeleton but same muscle cannot be moved in the opposite direction (requires second muscle that acts antagonistically)
  • ROLE OF SKELETAL MUSCLES ON BONE?
    as bone is incompressible, if a muscle exerts a force via tendons, the bone moves and the muscle does not change shape