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Define motor unit

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15y ago
Updated: 6/11/2024

a motor neuron together with the muscle fibers (cell) it stimulates.

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What is the difference between a motor unit and a motor neuron in the context of muscle movement?

A motor unit consists of a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it controls. The motor neuron sends signals to the muscle fibers to contract, while the motor unit refers to the combination of the neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates.


What is it called when muscles and nerves group together?

When muscles and nerves group together, it is called a motor unit. A motor unit consists of a single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates. When the motor neuron fires, all the muscle fibers in the motor unit contract together.


What part of the body have largest motor unit and smallest?

The largest motor units are found in the lower limbs, particularly in the muscles responsible for powerful and forceful movements like the quadriceps. The smallest motor units are typically found in muscles that require fine motor control and precision, such as the muscles in the hands and fingers.


Motor unit would produce greatest tension eye back hand?

The hand muscles contain motor units that produce the greatest tension, followed by the back muscles and then the eye muscles. This is due to the varying sizes and recruitment patterns of motor units in different muscles throughout the body.


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"Cent" is a prefix that means one hundredth, or 1/100 of a unit. It is commonly used in financial contexts, such as in the term "century" meaning one hundred years.

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There is no 'multi motor unit' to be different from a single motor unit!A single motor unit is all the muscle fibers controlled by a single motor neuron.Multiple motor unit summation is when a smooth and steady increase in muscle tension is produced by increasing the number of active single motor units.Notice that what's being described is not something having to do with a some non-existent thing called a 'multi motor unit', but rather is a summation of many active singlemotor units.


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