Define the Following Terms: Byzantium

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Define the following terms: Byzantium

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Definitions:

Maximal Sustained

The highest level of performance or activity that an organism can maintain indefinitely without experiencing degradation or failure.

Muscle Contraction

The process whereby muscle fibers shorten or become tense due to interactions between actin and myosin filaments, generating force.

Tetanus

A bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the muscles, caused by a toxin produced by Clostridium tetani.

Sarcomere

The basic unit of a muscle's cross-striated myofibril, responsible for muscle contraction and defined by the area between two Z lines.