Characteristics of Muscles

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Nerve stimuli controlling muscle actions	Nervous Control
Muscles ability to contract and thicken	Contractility
Muscles having the capacity to stretch when a force is applied	Extensibility

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Muscles ability to return to their original size and shape once stretched	Elasticity
Muscles ability to decrease in size (waste) as a result of injury, illness or lack of exercise	Atrophy
Muscles ability to increase in size (growth) with an increase in activity	Hypertrophy