Answer
Muscle tone is the normal state of balanced tension of muscles in a living mammal; itv is a low level of contraction at rest.
Some of the advantages of maintaining this low level of contraction constantly are the following:
1. It facilitates quick reflex action
2. It enables the maintenance of posture
3. It maintains shape
4. It maintains normal blood pressure
Work Step by Step
The maintenance of muscle tone requires constant motor neural stimulation; when this stimulation ceases, the muscular tone is lost and in the case of a stroke or seizure, gravity wins, posture is lost, and the subject collapses.
