Occurs when acetylcholine (ACh) accumulates in the neuromuscular junction.
It is called a tetanic contraction.
A Muscle Tone .
tetanic contraction.
muscle tone
muscle tone
unfused (incomplete) tetanus
a oscillating circuit
By stimulating alternating motor units at a time.
tetanus
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.
Summation and/or tetanic contraction. Summation is increased muscle contraction until maximal sustained contraction is achieved. Tetanic contraction is sustained muscle contraction without relaxation. If you're inquiring for the Learning Objective Review in an anatomy and physiology course, the question refers to a condition in which some fibers are always contracted... so I'm not sure if they're looking for summation or tetanic contraction - but I think it would be tetanic contraction as summation is more the process leading up to the tetanic contraction...
extracellular fluid surrounding the fibers
When a second contraction occurs before complete relaxation of the first, it leads to a phenomenon known as "tetanus." This summation of muscle contractions increases the overall force produced by the muscle, as the second contraction adds to the tension generated by the first. As a result, the muscle remains in a more sustained and powerful state of contraction, rather than returning to its resting state. This is critical for activities requiring sustained muscle force, such as lifting or maintaining posture.