What Type of Muscle Contraction Occurs While You Are Holding

question 31

Multiple Choice

What type of muscle contraction occurs while you are holding a book?

• A) isotonic
• B) isometric
• C) treppe
• D) myogram

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Definitions:

Proteins

Large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body, including catalyzing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, and responding to stimuli.

Pica

A compulsive eating disorder of non-nutritive substances like dirt or paper, often seen in children and pregnant women.

Duodenum

The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, where most of the chemical digestion takes place.

Peristalsis

Wavelike contractions that propel substances along a tubular structure such as the esophagus.