Whole muscles can respond in a graded fashion to stimuli by varying

A. the force of contraction of individual muscle fibers.
B. the frequency of stimulus.
C. thresholds.
D. the number of motor units recruited.
E. the amplitude of the action potential.


Answer: D

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