Tonus is the continous baseline muscle tone in the body.
Static contraction is tonus.
myospasm
constant contraction of a muscle is called the muscle tone
Muscle Tone
shortens while maintaining constant tension.
Yes.
an isometric contraction iso=same metric=length therefore the muscle maintains the same length as it contracts
It is called concentric isotonic contraction.
An involuntary muscle contraction is called a spasm.
true
Spasm
An eccentric contraction is one that causes a muscle to lengthen.
Creatinine
Often it is called a cramp.