What Is the Definition of "Muscle Tone

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of "muscle tone"?

• A) the resistance of muscle to continuous passive stretch
• B) the sound made by a muscle at rest
• C) the maximum contraction strength that a muscle is capable of
• D) the tension in a muscle that is only due to the passive resistance of elastic structures
• E) the average length of the muscle fibers in a given motor unit

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Definitions:

Interaction Effect

The effect that arises when the impact of one independent variable on the dependent variable depends on the level of another independent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

SPSS

A comprehensive system for analyzing data, which stands for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.