If one nerve stimulus arrives at a muscle fiber so soon that the fiber does NOT relax at all from the previous twitch, the most

Question

denis23 [38]

3 years ago

12

If one nerve stimulus arrives at a muscle fiber so soon that the fiber does NOT relax at all from the previous twitch, the most

likely result will be ________. This can only be achieved in the laboratory.

Biology

1 answer:

BaLLatris [955] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-04T19:33:00+03:00

Answer:

Complete Tetanus

Explanation:

The nerve stimulus arrives at the fiber at such a rapid pace that there is no decrease in tension between stimuli detected. This results in a tectanic contraction that is fused (complete) . Thus the muscle fiber does not relax at all due to this complete tetanus.