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contractility
ability for the muscle to shorten
extensibility
ability for the muscle to lengthen
elasticity
ability for the muscle to return to normal size
atrophy
the decrease in the size of muscle tissue
hypertrophy
the increase in the size of muscle tissue controlled by nerve stimuli
what are the three types of muscles
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
skeletal muscles
voluntary control, striated, attached to bone or other connective tissue
cardiac muscles
involuntary, has branches and striated
smooth muscles
involuntary, not striated, located in hollow organs
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