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Which of the following records muscle tone?
a. Electroencephalograph (EEG)
b. Electrocardiograph (ECG)
c. Electrooculograph (EOG)
d. Electromyograph (EMG)
Muscle tone is usually measured as the stiffness of the muscle .
Electromyography that is also called as the EMG specificaly is the diagnostic procedure which is used to evaluates ones health condition of his or her muscles as well as the nerve cells in our body which will control them. nerve cells of our body that control muscle are called as the motor neurons of our body . They usually will transmit the electrical signals in our body which will cause our muscles im our body to contract as well as relax.
Option d is the correct answer
Option a is wrong as An electroencephalogram is a diagnostic test which can be used to evaluate our brains electrical activity . So it is wrong
Option b is wrong as ECG is the study of the electrical activity of our heart so it is wrong answer
Option c is wrong as electroocculography specificaly will record the electrical activity of muscle around the eye's not our body muscle so it is wrong answer