A motor unit consists ofQuestion 4Select one:a.One axon terminal branch and the myofibrils it controlsb.One neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibres it controlsc.One skeletal muscle fascicle and the neurons that control that fascicled.One skeletal muscle fibre and the neuron that controls that fibree.One skeletal muscle fibre and all the neurons that control that fibre
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A motor unit consists ofQuestion 4Select one:a.One axon terminal branch and the myofibrils it controlsb.One neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibres it controlsc.One skeletal muscle fascicle and the neurons that control that fascicled.One skeletal muscle fibre and the neuron that controls that fibree.One skeletal muscle fibre and all the neurons that control that fibre
Solution
The correct answer is b. One neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibres it controls.
A motor unit refers to a single motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates. The motor neuron originates in the spinal cord and its axon extends to a group of muscle fibers. When the motor neuron sends a signal, all of the muscle fibers it controls will contract. This is the basic functional unit of muscle that produces muscle contraction.
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