terms from PhyioEx Lab

Question 1

multiple motor unit summation

Answer 1

recruitment off additional motor units increases the total force produced

Question 2

treppe

Answer 2

muscle is stimulated to contract repeatedly in a short amount of time, each subsequent contraction produces slightly more force than the previous contraction, as long as the stimuli are delivered relatively close together.

Question 3

tetany

Answer 3

the steady, sustained contraction of muscle without distinct twitching

Question 4

muscle twitch

Answer 4

single contraction of muscle

Question 5

myograph

Answer 5

any device used to measure the force produced by a muscle when under contraction