Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in striated muscle contraction is known as

Options

A. Spasm
B. Fatigue
C. Tetanus
D. Tonus

Answer

C

Explanation

The word tetanus is derived from Greek word tetanus meaning rigid and stretched, which describe as a sustained muscle contraction evoked when the motor nerve that innervates a skeletal muscle emit action potential at a very high rate.