KROK 1 2017 – Question 6 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
What kind of muscle contraction occurs in an upper limb during an attempt to lift a load beyond one’s strength?
- A. Phasic
- B. Single
- C. Auxotonic
- D. Isotonic
- E. Isometric
Hint
Ask what happens to the length of the muscle and to its tension when the load cannot be moved at all.
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