A skeletal muscle generates the greatest tension when it is ________.

A. well-rested and low in creatine phosphate
B. fully relaxed before being stimulated
C. greatly stretched before being stimulated
D. high in lactate concentration
E. partially stretched before being stimulated


Answer: E

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