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automaticity
the ability of a muscle to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply, and is a property of visceral, smooth and cardiac muscles
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contractility
the ability of a skeletal muscle to contract (shorten); for example, the biceps muscle contracts when the arm is flexed
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elasticity
the ability of skeletal muscle fibers to resume their rest length when a stretched force is removed
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excitability
aka irritability, he ability of a skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting
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extensibility
the ability of the skeletal muscles to be stretched
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Example of Elasticity
when a spring is stretched and then release, it returns to its original position
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Example of Excitability
nerves send a message to the heart muscle, and the hear pimps blood though the vessels throughout the body
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Example of Extensibility
evident in the hamstrings and calf muscles during a toe touch
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