Which of the following would result in tetanus?
A. stimulating the muscle fiber so frequently
that it cannot relax at all
B. allowing a muscle fiber to relax for several
seconds between twitches
C. stimulating a muscle fiber to contract
immediately after it has relaxed
D. stimulating a muscle fiber to contract when
it has partially relaxed
E. Any of the other answer options would
result in tetanus.
A
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