A smooth, sustained contraction of skeletal muscle is called a
A) simple twitch.
B) tetanus.
C) pulse contraction.
D) red fiber contraction.
E) white fiber contraction.

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Tetanus is the term used to describe a smooth, sustained contraction of skeletal muscle, resulting from a high-frequency stimulation that doesn't allow the muscle fibers to relax between stimuli.

A Smooth, Sustained Contraction of Skeletal Muscle Is Called a