Muscle Contraction

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    • Isotonic contraction

      Changing length
    • Isometric contraction

      No change in length
    • Isometric contractions
      • Ready position in table tennis
      • Initial shove in rugby scrum
    • Concentric contraction
      Muscle shortens under tension
    • Eccentric contraction
      Muscle lengthens under tension
    • Muscles can only pull, not push
    • Musculoskeletal system
      • Muscles are contractile proteins
      • Skeleton is a rigid structure to be moved
      • Tendons transmit force from muscles to bones
    • Muscles contract, tendons transmit the force, and the skeleton moves
    • Muscles and bones work in antagonistic pairs to cause movement
    • Bones act as levers to allow movement
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