Assertion: intestine | /r/CapableOf | maintain constant muscle tone
Facets:
value: in a halfway-tense state
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: It is considerably shorter in the living body because the intestines, which are tubes of smooth muscle tissue, maintain constant muscle tone in a halfway-tense state but can relax in spots to allow for local distention and peristalsis.
text: It is considerably shorter in the living body because the intestines, which are tubes of smooth muscle tissue, maintain constant muscle tone in a halfway-tense state but can relax in spots to allow for local distention and peristalsis.