Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

A muscle with a radius of 3 cm exerts about 20 N cm-2 of force at zero velocity. W hich of the following afterloads would cause an eccentric contraction? Use g = 9.81 m s-2. Assume the muscle is a right circular cylinder with a pennation angle of 0o.


A) 60 g
B) 600 g
C) 6kg
D) 60 kg
E) 600 kg

Answer

D