Increasing the rate of application of a force causes a ligament to ____________________
a. store less energy to failure
b. require more force to rupture
c. decrease stiffness
d. elongate more
ANS: B
Increasing the rate of loading causes increased stiffness in tissue, allowing less elongation but
more force before failure.
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