wave summation and incomplete tetanus
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incomplete (unfused) tetanus
muscle is never allowed to relax completely
second tome before relaxation phase has ended
muscle is stimulated
wave summation
second contraction is significantly stronger than the first
muscle is still partially contracted
second contraction
tetanus
causes continual stimulation of muscles throughout the body
relaxation phase doesn't occur at all
complete tetanus
stimuli arrive very rapidly so calcium is not returned to the sr
complete tetanus
complete tetanus
contraction is continuous
disease is caused by bacteria
tetanus
