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When a muscle contracts it can pull, and when it stretches it can push. a. True...

When a muscle contracts it can pull, and when it stretches it can push.

a. True

b. False

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Answer #1

Muscles work in pairs. Muscles can contract and also relax, but muscles cannot push or stretch themselves. Hence, Muscles can pull on bones when they contracts , but they can't push them back. So, when muscles contracts it can pull, and but when muscles stretches it can push.

Therefore, given statement is false. So, option (b) is correct.

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