Properties of a Muscle

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What are the properties of a muscle?

elasticity, contractility, conductivity, excitability, extensibility

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Elasticity

ability to recoil back or after stretching without being injured or damaged

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Conductivity

ability to conduct electrical signals along their plasma membrane

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Contractility

abitlity to become shorter than its resting length

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Excitability

ability for cells to respond to a stimuli

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Extensibility

ability for myocytes to extend/stretch beyond resting length without being injured

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Fuctions of Muscles

  1. Produces movement

  2. Generates heat

  3. Maintains posture

  4. Stabilizes joints