Muscle tone
A. is a time during which the tissue cannot respond again.
B. results in complete and incomplete tetanus.
C. is a condition in which the muscle fiber only partially relaxes between contractions.
D. is a condition in which stimuli occur so rapidly that there are no intervening relaxations.
E. is a constant tension produced by muscles for long periods of time.
E
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