2007-01-20 00:12:13 · 4 answers · asked by fairity27 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
If a muscle were to be unused for an extended period of time, atrophy would set in. Atrophy: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
2007-01-20 00:16:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more that people use their muscles, the stronger they become. And unused muscles do not remain preserved; neglect causes them to waste away, or atrophy.
2007-01-20 00:15:53 · answer #2 · answered by KGJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They become weak. And if a person is confined to a wheelchair and if someone doesn't help them exercise, eventually the muscles will atrophy.
2007-01-20 00:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by Gayle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would atrophy.. thereby making it lose its function if not used in an extended length of time. become very frail and weak.. and really look unusual..
2007-01-20 00:21:42 · answer #4 · answered by shenggoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋