Correct Answer - B Ans. B. Muscle tone maintenance [Ref Understanding of medical physiology p.138] If a skeletal muscle is stretched, it respond by contracting. In other words, if a muscle is stretched, it tends to become shorter and more stiff, thereby resisting stretch.
This is because of receptor sensitive to stretch within the muscle. Stretch receptor within a muscle is called "muscle spindles". Stretch reflex has two principal functions:
1) To maintain muscle tone Tone is a tendency of a muscle to resist being stretched. Muscle tone is not only important for maintaining posture but also facilitates locomotion and makes all voluntary movement smooth. 2) To make muscles respond to stretch and release.
Correct Answer - B Ans. B. Muscle tone maintenance [Ref Understanding of medical physiology p.138] If a skeletal muscle is stretched, it respond by contracting. In other words, if a muscle is stretched, it tends to become shorter and more stiff, thereby resisting stretch.
This is because of receptor sensitive to stretch within the muscle. Stretch receptor within a muscle is called "muscle spindles". Stretch reflex has two principal functions:
1) To maintain muscle tone Tone is a tendency of a muscle to resist being stretched. Muscle tone is not only important for maintaining posture but also facilitates locomotion and makes all voluntary movement smooth. 2) To make muscles respond to stretch and release.
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Pinterest (PINS) closed at $71.75 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.18% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.1%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.9%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.59%.
Heading into today, shares of the digital pinboard and shopping tool company had lost 17.41% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 5.38% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.71% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from PINS as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.07, up 170% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $467.87 million, up 72.05% from the year-ago period.
