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minus-square@QuadhammerlinkEnglish2•6 hours agoAre humans technically hydraulic with all the blood and such?
minus-square@michaelmroselinkEnglish1•6 hours agoNo hydraulic would imply using fluid pressure to effect work whereas we use electricity to contract and relax muscle fibers
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours agoWhile muscle contraction is triggered electrically (or electrolytically, considering the role that ions play in action potentials) the physical force of the contraction is generated by a mechanochemical process.
Are humans technically hydraulic with all the blood and such?
Think spiders are.
No hydraulic would imply using fluid pressure to effect work whereas we use electricity to contract and relax muscle fibers
While muscle contraction is triggered electrically (or electrolytically, considering the role that ions play in action potentials) the physical force of the contraction is generated by a mechanochemical process.