If a maximal stimulus causes 100 pounds of tension to be generated in a muscle and a submaximal stimulus causes 10 pounds of tension to be generated . How much tension would be generated by a supramacimal stimulus? 0 10 90 100 110
If a maximal stimulus causes 100 pounds of tension to be generated in a muscle and a submaximal stimulus causes 10 pounds of tension to be generated . How much tension would be generated by a supramacimal stimulus?
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The muscle fiber tends to get triggered by an electrical field. At the time of contraction of the sarcomere, myosin gets associated with actin protein for cross bridges. Sliding of these two proteins over each other causes tension in the muscle leading to muscle contraction.
Maximal stimulus refers to the amount required for the excitation of the muscles normally. In contrast, submaximal stimulus refers to the stimulation of the muscle only with a single muscle fiber. The supramaximal stimulus is referred to as the stimuli that are more than the maximal stimulus, but it will generate tension in the muscles equal to the maximal stimulus.
As per the question, if maximal stimulus results in 100 pounds tension and submaximal stimulus causes10 pounds of tension, the resultant supramaximal stimulus tension will be the same as that of maximal stimuli that are 100.
Hence the correct option is 100.
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