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Q: What are the sensory receptors used to monitor muscle tone?
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An example of partial but sustained contraction is?

A Muscle Tone .


What is muscle tone?

Muscle tone refers to residual muscle tension or in another words levels of contraction of the muscle while at rest. Muscle tone is what makes the muscles feel and look like while at rest.


What may happen if the nerves that control the muscle are injured?

Depends on what kind of nerve damage and how severe is it If it is partial motor nerve then you feel weakness Total loss of motor nerve then you cant move that muscle and it will have no muscle tone if it is sensory nerve then you will have altered sensations total loss of sensory nerve then you wont feel a thing ...


What does Nor-epinephrine do to smooth muscle?

That depends entirely upon the receptor that norepinephrine activates.alpha-1 receptors will induce smooth muscle contraction in response to norepinephrine. This is seen in blood vessels, splenic capsule, the uterus, the prostate, the radial muslces of the iris, the trigone of the bladder, the ureters, hair folicles, nasal secretion and metaarteriolar sphincter tone, salavary gland secretion, & sweat gland secretion.alpha-2 receptors will act to inhibit smooth muscle contraction in response to norepinephrine. This is seen in the smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract.beta-1 receptors stimulation by norepinephrine results in cardiac muscle (myocardium) contraction when stimulated by norepinephrine. This activity is seen in the heart; however, these receptors are also noted in the kidney with renin secretion.beta-2 receptors will relax smooth muscle with activated by norepinephrine. This is seen with bronchial dilation, cilliary muscle dilation in the eye, detrussor muscle relaxation, blood vessel dilation, & uterine dilation.


What does adrenalin work?

Adrenalin is a hormone that is released by the adrenal glands which sit just on top of the kidney. It works by traveling through the blood stream then binding to adrenergic receptors on the surface of muscle and/or glandular cells. These receptors then transmit a message within the cell activating a contractile/secretory pathway which leads to muscle contraction and/or tone or release of other hormones.


What is the term meaning abnormal condition of the muscle?

Atonia is the term for no muscle tone. Hypotonia is the term used when discussing too little muscle tone. Hypertonia is the term used when discussing too much muscle tone.


What is the discussion about the physiology of muscle contraction?

muscle tone


Are free weights good for muscle tone?

Free weights can be excellent for muscle tone! Get a lighter set and do a large number of sets for good tone.


What is the medical term meaning abnormal tone?

Dystonia is an abnormal condition of muscle tone. Some specific types of dystonia include atonia (no muscle tone); hypotonia (too little muscle tone); and hypertonia (too much muscle tone). Increased muscle tension can cause the muscle to go into spasm. This is called tetany. I don't know which term of muscle tone you are referring to, but I have cerebral palsy, so I can answer this easily. There are two terms that commonly describe abnormal muscle tone. One is hypertonia and the other is hypotonia. In hypertonia, too much tone enters the body. Muscles become stiff and sometimes stuck in certain positions (e.g. walking on the toes). In hypotonia, there is not enough tone to perform certain tasks. Muscles may act floppy or uncontrolled. Tone is very powerful, so a person who has problems typically cannot overcome it on their own.


Constant contraction of a muscle is?

constant contraction of a muscle is called the muscle tone


What is resting tension in a skeletal muscle called?

muscle tone


What do you call the natural tension in the fibers of a muscle?

muscle tone