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Can muscles pull and also push?​

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Muscles can not push but they can pull

User Artem Matiushenko
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Answer:

No, muscles can only pull.

Step-by-step explanation:

Muscle tissue can only contract, or become shorter and thicker, so it can pull but it can’t push.

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