(thing) by Wessabessa Mon Apr 29 2002 at 8:18:56
Main features of all muscles


Contractility
  • They can Contract, thus becoming thicker

Extensibiliy
  • Can stretch when force is applied

Atrophy
  • Will waste if not enough blood is supplied to them

Hypertrophy
  • Will enlarge in response to increased work
  • Are controlled by nerve stimuli
  • Are fed from the circulatory system by capillaries that penetrate the fibres.
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