The Motor Unit Flashcards
1
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Motor Unit
A
A motor neuron, its axon (pathway), and the muscle fibres that it stimulates.
2
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Motor neuron
A
The nerve that carries the signal from the brain or spinal cord to the muscle.
3
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Axon
A
The pathway the motor neuron travels through to reach the muscle.
4
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Muscle fibers
A
The individual muscle cells that are activated by the motor neuron.
