motor units Flashcards

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small motor

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slow contraction, fatigue resistant, utilised for long activities: like walking

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large motor

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fast contraction, fatigues quicker, used for high force activities: like sprinting

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hennemean principal;

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recruitment of motor units within a skeletal muscle happens first then bigger units are recruited

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all or nothing principal

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nerve impulse will not stimulate a a muscle until the certain threshold level is needed

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