Motor Units And Motor Neurons Flashcards

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A skeletal muscle can only contact when

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Stimulated by an electrical impulse sent from the central nervous system

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What are motor neurones

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They are specialised cells which transmit nerve impulses

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What is action potential

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Is a positive electrical charge inside the nerve and the muscle cells which conducts the nerve impulse down the neuron into the muscle fibres

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