The Steady Increase in Muscular Tension Produced by Increasing the Number

question 10

Multiple Choice

The steady increase in muscular tension produced by increasing the number of active motor units is called ________.

• A) muscle tone
• B) a muscle twitch
• C) muscle spindles
• D) peak tension
• E) recruitment

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