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Which of the Following Terms Means a Nervous Condition Characterized

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Which of the following terms means a nervous condition characterized by chronic weakness and fatigue?


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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.

Actin

One of two major proteins of muscle; makes up thin filaments in myofibrils of muscle fibers. See also myosin.

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