Matching

A) Tetanus
B) Maximal stimulus
C) Wave summation
D) Muscle tone
E) Multiple motor unit summation

17) The stimulus above which no stronger contraction can be elicited, because all motor units are firing in the muscle.
18) Determined by alternating motor units of a muscle organ even when the muscle is at rest.
19) Continued sustained smooth contraction due to rapid stimulation.
20) The situation in which contractions become stronger due to stimulation before complete relaxation occurs.
21) How a smooth increase in muscle force is produced.


17) B 18) D 19) A 20) C 21) E

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