What is the definition of "muscle tone"?

A. the resistance of muscle to continuous passive stretch
B. the sound made by a muscle at rest
C. the maximum contraction strength that a muscle is capable of
D. the tension in a muscle that is only due to the passive resistance of elastic structures
E. the average length of the muscle fibers in a given motor unit


A

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