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