Locomotion And Movement Question 13

Question: A motor unit is best described as:

Options:

A) all the nerve fibres and muscle fibres in a single muscle bundle.

B) one muscle fibre and its single nerve fibre.

C) a single motor neuron and all the muscle fibres that it innervates.

D) the neuron that provides the CNS with information on the state of contraction of the muscle.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] A motor unit is a single motor neuron and all the muscle fibres that it innervates.