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What is a twitch contraction?
A twitch contraction is a single, brief contraction of a muscle fiber in response to a stimulus. It is the smallest unit of muscle contraction and is not strong enough to produce movement of a limb.
Skeletal muscle twitch differs from a tetanic contraction in that?
Skeletal muscle twitch is a single, brief contraction and relaxation cycle, whereas a tetanic contraction involves sustained, rapid repeated contractions without relaxation in between. Tetanic contractions occur when the muscle is stimulated at a high frequency, leading to a fused contraction.
What is a brief contraction of all muscle fibers in a motor unit in a response to a single action potientia lmoving down the somatic motor neuron is known as what?
A brief contraction of all muscle fibers in a motor unit in response to a single action potential traveling down the somatic motor neuron is known as a muscle twitch. This twitch consists of three phases: the latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase. It represents the basic unit of muscle contraction and is essential for understanding muscle function and physiology.
The very brief moment following stimulation when a muscle remains unresponsive to additional stimulation is called the?
refractory period
What is the difference between myoclonus and clonic spasm?
Myoclonic seizures involve an extremely brief (< 0.1 second) muscle contraction and can result in jerky movements of muscles or muscle groups.Clonic seizures are myoclonus that are regularly repeating at a rate typically of 2-3 per second
What occurs when tension production rises to a peak and very brief periods of relaxation occur?
When tension production rises to a peak with very brief periods of relaxation, it typically leads to a state known as tetanus in muscle physiology. This condition occurs when the frequency of stimulation is high enough that the muscle fibers do not have time to relax completely between stimuli, resulting in a sustained contraction. Consequently, the muscle generates maximum force, which is essential for activities requiring prolonged exertion. However, if sustained for too long, this can lead to muscle fatigue.
Brief delay that occurs between application of the stimulus and the beginning of contraction?
Latent Period
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Is the Golgi tendon tendon organ voluntary or involuntary?
To answer your question in brief, the Golgi tendon organ is an involuntary mechanism that serves to maintain muscle tension and prevent injury. They are groups of fibres that wrap around the tendon, and have type Ib receptors that relay activity back to your brain. Upon activation, they increase their activity, which forces the shut down of the muscle contraction in order to prevent tearing of the muscle from excessive activation.
What is the correct phase order of the stretch shortening cycle?
The correct phase order of the stretch-shortening cycle is eccentric contraction, amortization phase, and concentric contraction. This sequence allows for energy storage during the eccentric phase, a brief pause to transition from lengthening to shortening, and then rapid muscle shortening in the concentric phase for powerful movement.
What causes vagal escape?
when cardiac muscle begins to contract after a brief period of rest after vagal stimulation its initial strength of contraction increases to a plateau by staircase effect strong vagal stimulation of heart can stop heart beat for few seconds
For a brief time after an action potential begins a muscle fiber or neuron cannot generate another action potential This time is called the?
five second silence
