Twitch summation
a. is a means by which gradation of muscle contraction may be accomplished.
b. results from increasing the number of motor units that are firing within a muscle.
c. results from increasing the frequency at which motor units are firing within a muscle.
d. both (a) and (b) above.
e. both (a) and (c) above.
E
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