Aug 13, 2012 #2 U usalsfyre You have my stapler 4,319 108 63 Massively simplified, your vasculature is part smooth muscle. Tone is the amount of constriction held by these muscles.
Massively simplified, your vasculature is part smooth muscle. Tone is the amount of constriction held by these muscles.
Aug 13, 2012 #3 N NYMedic828 Forum Deputy Chief 2,094 3 36 The word "tone" is used in a few places in medicine usually holding the same meaning. One way to look at it is tone is a way of saying how tight or loose something is. More tone being tighter. Increased sympathetic tone for example, the sympathetic nervous system is stronger vs decreased tone making it weaker.
The word "tone" is used in a few places in medicine usually holding the same meaning. One way to look at it is tone is a way of saying how tight or loose something is. More tone being tighter. Increased sympathetic tone for example, the sympathetic nervous system is stronger vs decreased tone making it weaker.
