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Muscle contraction

Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells. In physiology, muscle contraction does not necessarily mean muscle shortening because muscle tension can be produced without changes in muscle length (isometric contraction), such as when holding something heavy in the same position. The termination of muscle…

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Muscle contraction

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related to Further reading · 15
Muscle contraction → Anatomy, Christina, Form, Function, Gan, Kenneth, Krans, McGraw-Hill Education, Nature Education, New York, Physiology, Stephen, Sullivan, The Sliding Filament Theory, The Unity
related to Asynchronous muscles · 6
Muscle contraction → Advanced, For, Hence, Hz, The, These
related to Types · 6
Muscle contraction → Force, If, In, Muscle, Therefore, When
related to Circular and longitudinal muscles · 4
Muscle contraction → As, In, These, When
related to External links · 4
Muscle contraction → Animation, May, Myofilament Contraction Archived, Wayback MachineSliding Filament Model
related to Skeletal muscle · 4
Muscle contraction → Excluding, In, Other, The
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Muscle contraction → activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells

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Muscle contractionis aactivation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells0.90text
nerve stimulationinstance ofmeaning that they are initiated by the smooth or heart muscle cells themselves instead of being stimulated by an outside event0.80text
during downhill walkinginstance ofwhen the muscle is 'smoothing out' a movement or resisting gravity0.80text
a punch or throwinstance ofbut can also slow rapid movements0.80text
pitching during baseball involves reducing eccentric braking allowing a greater power to be developed throughout the movement.Eccentric contractions are being researched for their ability to speed rehabilitation of weak or injured tendonsinstance ofPart of training for rapid movements0.80text
locomotioninstance ofOther actions0.80text
breathinginstance ofOther actions0.80text
and chewing have a reflex aspect to theminstance ofOther actions0.80text
spontaneous electrical activityinstance ofand is influenced by multiple inputs0.80text
neuralinstance ofand is influenced by multiple inputs0.80text
hormonal inputsinstance ofand is influenced by multiple inputs0.80text
local changes in chemical compositioninstance ofand is influenced by multiple inputs0.80text

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