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Which of These Statements Describes the Length-Tension Relationship of Skeletal

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Which of these statements describes the length-tension relationship of skeletal muscle


A) When a muscle is maximally stretched, it can develop the most tension upon contraction because the thin filaments can slide a maximal distance.
B) Maximum tension can be developed if the muscle is at its shortest length at the onset of contraction.
C) In the body, the relaxed length of a muscle occurs at its optimal length.
D) When the initial length of a muscle prior to contraction becomes very short, tension is decreased during contraction.

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