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When a muscle is stretched by a contraction of the opposing muscle it is called?
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Active stretching.............. =)
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When a muscle is stretched by a contraction of the opposing muscles it is called .?
if you're on OdysseyWare your answer would be Active stretching.............. =)
Does muscle contraction always promote movement?
No , a muscle may be stretched with out movement .
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.
Constant contraction of a muscle is?
constant contraction of a muscle is called the muscle tone
The alternating contraction and relaxation of opposing layers of smooth muscle is referred to as?
Peristalsis
The longer a muscle is stretched prior to contraction the more tension it will be able to generate.?
True!
What are the three mechanisms for returning a contracted muscle to its resting length?
Elastic recoil forces, opposing muscle contraction and gravity
What is static muscle contraction?
Contraction in which opposing muscles contract against each other and prevent movement. Fixation action of a muscle in a static contraction is termed isometric, because it develops tension without changing length.
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.
