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Explain the four basic properties of muscles?

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Muscles have four basic properties:
  1. Excitability: Ability of muscle to respond to stimuli
  2. Contractility: Ability of muscle to contract or shorten its size
  3. Extensibility: Ability of muscle to stretch
  4. Elasticity: Ability of muscles to return to original length after stretching

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