III. Combining Muscle and Skeletal System for Movement Flashcards
1
Q
A. tendons
A
- connect muscle to bone
- if tendon rupture, muscle from
bone can’t contract (ex. can’t stand
up on tiptoes)
2
Q
B. antagonistic muscles
A
- if you want a muscle to recontract
back to its original state, you have to
stretch it out - muscles can’t force stretching
- antagonistic muscles have opposite
actions - one contracts, one stretches