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Constant contraction of a muscle is?
constant contraction of a muscle is called the muscle tone
What contraction that shortens the muscle but does not increase tension is called?
It is called concentric isotonic contraction.
What is The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose called?
An involuntary muscle contraction is called a spasm.
True or false When the contraction of a skeletal muscle is studied in the laboratory by applying an electrical charge to the muscle the contraction is called a muscle twitch.?
true
What is called a constant muscle contraction?
Tonus is the continous baseline muscle tone in the body.
When a muscle contracts and relax it is called?
Spasm
A contraction that causes a muscle to lengthen rather than shorten is called?
An eccentric contraction is one that causes a muscle to lengthen.
What is a waste product of muscle contraction called?
Creatinine
What is a painful contraction of a muscle called?
Often it is called a cramp.
A single muscle contraction that lasts only a fraction of a second is called a?
A single contraction that lasts only a fraction of a second is called a muscle twitch. Its when the muscle seizes up for a quick pulse then relaxes.
What type of contraction in which the muscle fibers do not shorten are called?
If the muscle can not shorten because the muscle is trying to move a load that is greater than the force, then the contraction is isometric.
What is the sudden involuntary contraction of a diaphragm muscle?
It is called a Tracheospasm
