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∙ 11y agoYes, muscle tone refers to the slight amount of tension or tautness in a muscle at rest, maintained by involuntary contractions of motor units. It helps to keep the muscle ready to respond to stimuli and maintain posture.
This statement is incorrect. Muscle tissue can be either voluntary (skeletal muscle) or involuntary (smooth and cardiac muscle). Additionally, muscle cells (myocytes) have numerous mitochondria to provide energy for muscle contractions.
Peristalsis is the involuntary muscle action of the alimentary canal. It involves wave-like contractions that push food along the digestive tract, allowing for the process of digestion and absorption to occur.
Cardiac muscle. Unlike skeletal and smooth muscle, the contraction of cardiac muscle is involuntary and requires stimulation from the nervous system. This ensures that the contractions of the heart are synchronized and coordinated.
The Golgi tendon organ is an involuntary proprioceptive sensory receptor located in tendons that detects changes in muscle tension. It is responsible for the autonomic regulation of muscle contraction to prevent excess force and protect the muscle from injury.
The esophagus is primarily controlled by involuntary muscle contractions called peristalsis, which moves food from the mouth to the stomach. However, we can control the movement of food voluntarily to some extent, such as during swallowing.
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Involuntary muscle contractions
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It is caused by involuntary muscle contractions.
Tetany is the term for the muscle contractions that may be caused by hypoparathyroidism.
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This statement is incorrect. Muscle tissue can be either voluntary (skeletal muscle) or involuntary (smooth and cardiac muscle). Additionally, muscle cells (myocytes) have numerous mitochondria to provide energy for muscle contractions.
Eccentric muscle contractions involve the lengthening of the muscle under tension, which allows for greater force production compared to concentric contractions where the muscle shortens. This occurs because the muscle fibers can generate more force during the controlled lengthening process in eccentric contractions, leading to greater tension development.
The rhythmic contractions of smooth muscle down an esophagus is called peristalsis. The muscle contractions that help move the food down through the esophagus (and through much of the gastrointestinal tract) are called peristalticcontractions.Interestingly, even if you are hanging upside down in a gravitational field (such as a kid hanging by his legs from the monkey bars), you can still swallow food and it will go to your stomach due to these contractions.
Isotonic muscle contractions involve both concentric (muscle shortening) and eccentric (muscle lengthening) phases. In isotonic contractions, the muscle changes in length while maintaining a constant tension, such as when lifting a weight or performing a bicep curl.