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What is a sudden intense involuntary muscle contraction?
A spasm A cramp A twitch A tick An epileptic fit
What is a rhythmic contraction?
A rhythmic muscular contraction in the body is called Peristalsis.
What are the tubes at the bottom of the windpipe called?
Bronchus (plural) Bronchi (singular)
What are the small air tubes that lead to the alveoli called?
The tubes that connect the bronchi with the alveoli are the bronchioles.
The air sacs in the lings where gases move into and out of the blood are called?
bronchi ,alveoli, or veins
What is The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose called?
An involuntary muscle contraction is called a spasm.
What is the sudden involuntary contraction of a diaphragm muscle?
It is called a Tracheospasm
What is a sudden painful involuntary contraction of a muscle called?
A spasm.sedimentarySpasm
What does the medical terminology combining form -spasm mean?
-spasm means involuntary muscle contraction, so blepharospasm, for instance, is involuntary contraction of the eyelid.
What is another word for spasms?
How about " contraction" ? Or you could have hemoglobin reactional dispersal of sperm
Do skeletal muscles have involuntary muscle?
The skeletal muscles do have the involuntary muscle because they help it in the contraction process.
What does cramps mean?
A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
Is the calf involuntary?
The correct spelling is "cramp" and not "calf". The cramp is the involuntary contraction of the muscle and is usually very painful.
What is the involuntary muscle contraction that moves through the digestive system?
Peristalsis
A muscular contraction that causes a muscle to shorten as it develops tension is called?
A cramp is a sudden over-shortening of a muscle. Cramps are involuntary and, often, severe. They can be extremely painful.
What is the medical term meaning contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut?
Bronchoconstriction or bronchospasm is the medical term that refers to the contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut.
How are hiccups defined?
result of an involuntary, spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by the closing of
