________ allows muscles to change shape by becoming shorter and thicker
A) Extensibility
B) Excitability
C) Contractility
D) Elasticity
C
Explanation:
A) With extensibility, muscle cells can be stretched.
B) With excitability, muscles respond to stimulation.
C) Correct.
D) With elasticity, muscles return to original shape after being stretched.
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