Question

Do the muscles pull the structures, or push them? Explain briefly.​

Answer 1

• Every muscle has two ends:​

1. A fixed end where the muscle originates.
2. ​A movable end that pulls some other part.

The movable end is projected out to form a tough structure referred to as a tendon which is attached to the bone.​ ​

• When stimulated by a nerve action, contraction of the muscle occurs and it becomes thicker and shorter which causes the bone to be pulled at the movable end.​
• Muscles have the property to contract and relax, they cannot lengthen or elongate. They do not push but only pulls the bone at movable end.​