Question

Together, the skeleton and muscles enable movement. Skeletal muscles contract and ____________ on the bones to which they are attached, allowing us to respond to changes in the environment.

Answer 1

The correct answer will be pull.

Step-by-step explanation:

Skeletal muscles are the voluntary muscles which help in the movement of the body. These muscles contract and relax in response to the impulse received at the neuromuscular junction.

Muscles contraction takes place due to the hydrolysis of ATP which causes sliding of the actin and myosin. The myosin pulls on the actin which contracts the muscles, this contracted muscles pull on the tendons and cause movement.

Thus, pull is the correct answer.