When there is a resistance to the movement produced by a given limb muscle,
A) the muscle involved in the movement immediately shortens when stimulated.
B) there is a decrease in the amount of force generated by extrafusal muscle fibers.
C) muscle tone is increased and more motor units are recruited to the contraction.
D) gamma motor neurons are inhibited by higher brain centers.
E) intrafusal fibers receive fewer action potentials from the gamma motor neurons.
B) there is a decrease in the amount of force generated by extrafusal muscle fibers.
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