Q.

Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in sustained muscle contraction is known as         [2016]

1 tetanus    
2 tonus  
3 spasm    
4 fatigue  

Ans.

(1)

Tetanus refers to continued state of contraction of a muscle resulting from the summation of a series of rapid muscular contractions (twitches) that are induced by repeated stimulation of the muscle.