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Wave summation occurs when a muscle undergoes rapid stimulation before it has fully relaxed, causing subsequent twitches to combine and result in a more forceful contraction. This is caused by an accumulation of calcium ions within the muscle fiber, which enhances the cross-bridge cycling process and leads to greater tension development.

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When does wave summation occurs?

Wave summation occurs when a muscle is stimulated rapidly enough that it does not have time to completely relax between stimuli, causing the contractions to combine or "summate" to produce a stronger muscle contraction. This phenomenon can occur during repetitive or sustained muscle activity, leading to increased muscle force production.


What are 3 causes of a wave?

Three causes of a wave are wind blowing over the surface of water, earthquakes underwater, and gravitational pull from the moon and sun.


What is the relationship between the movement of the wave and the movement of the medium?

It depends on the type of wave. If it is a transverse wave, then the medium moves in one direction while the wave moves in a perpendicular direction. Flicking a rope up and down causes a transverse wave. Eletromagnetic waves (e.g. light and radio) are transvere. If it is a longitudinal wave then the wave moves in the same direction as the medium. Pushing a slinky causes a longitudinal wave. Sound waves are also longitudinal.


Is it true or false that a transverse wave causes its medium to move parallel to the direction the wave travels?

False. A transverse wave causes its medium to move perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. This means that the particles of the medium move up and down or side to side as the wave passes through.


What is the name of the wave of the rope in science?

The wave produced in a rope is called a transverse wave. This type of wave causes the particles in the rope to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's propagation.

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What is the primary function of wave summation?

produce smooth, continuous muscle contraction


When the frequency of stimulation of a muscle is great enough?

wave summation results and muscle twitches overlap.


What is summation in muscle physiology?

In skeletal muscle contraction, summation means increasing the number of stimuli that is delivered to a given motor unit per time. This increases the Calcium concentration, which causes more tension and shortening of the muscles.


What is the difference between wave summation and recruitment?

Wave summation releases more calcium and increases the force of contraction by increasing the firing rate of motor neurons (The second contraction takes place before the first is completely at rest) so each stimulation adds up. This is all within ONE MUSCLE FIBER. Recruitment is the calling up multiple MOTOR UNITS, in order to increase the force of contraction. t has a size principle (those with small diameters, the more delicate ones are called first, then the larger and so on.) There is no added calcium ions as in wave summation. They usually occur together. wave summation can cause tetanus, while recruitment cannot.


When does wave summation occurs?

Wave summation occurs when a muscle is stimulated rapidly enough that it does not have time to completely relax between stimuli, causing the contractions to combine or "summate" to produce a stronger muscle contraction. This phenomenon can occur during repetitive or sustained muscle activity, leading to increased muscle force production.


What happens to the strength of contraction during wave summation?

It increases about to about four times greater than a normal contraction for skeletal muscle.


What is the difference between wave summation and tetanus?

in wave summation muscular fibers recieve second stimulus after a refractory period and before fiber relaxes while in tetanus the fiber receives 20-30 stimuli per second and it relax partialy.


Why is a summation greater than an integral?

It's not. It depends on the method you use for summation whether summation > integral or integral > summation.


What seismic wave causes the most damage?

Seismic wave


What wave summation results in stronger contractions at the same stimulus strength because the muscle doesn't have time to completely what between successive stimuli?

Relax


Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in a direction parallel to the wave's motion?

Longitudinal wave


Which seismic wave causes damage to da surface?

The surface wave.