All of the Following Statements Related to Muscle Length and Tension

question 2

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements related to muscle length and tension are true except:

• A) The resting length of a muscle is a position of the muscle where there is no tension within the muscle.
• B) At a muscle's resting length, a maximal number of actin and myosin cross-bridges are capable of forming.
• C) Active tension is responsible for muscle tension during shortening.
• D) Passive tension declines as the muscle shortens because there are fewer crossbridges available between actin and myosin fibers.

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