Motor Unit Flashcards
1
Q
Frequency summation, individual response fuse into 1 continous contraction which the response is called ______ .
A
Temporal; tetanus
2
Q
No relaxation occurs in contraction
A
Complete tetanus
3
Q
Incomplete relaxation of contraction
A
Incomplete tetanus
4
Q
Multiple stimulus falls after complete relaxation and the strength of contrsction imimcrease to a plateau
A
Staricase effect / bowditch effect
5
Q
Quartal summation, several weak signals from diff location converted to single larger 1
A
Spatial
6
Q
involuntary contraction of sungle motor unit
A
Fasciculation
7
Q
repetitive contraction of single muslce fiber
A
Fibrillation
