A Muscle with a Radius of 3 Cm Exerts About

question 5

Multiple Choice

A muscle with a radius of 3 cm exerts about 20 N cm^-2 of force at zero velocity. W hich of the following afterloads would cause an eccentric contraction? Use g = 9.81 m s^-2. Assume the muscle is a right circular cylinder with a pennation angle of 0^o.

• A) 60 g
• B) 600 g
• C) 6kg
• D) 60 kg
• E) 600 kg

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