Movements of the body are usually smooth and occur at differing rates because
A. of the all-or-none principle.
B. most muscle contractions closely resemble individual muscle twitches.
C. they are a mixture of isotonic and isometric contractions.
D. motor units contract out of phase at their own particular rates.
E. muscles of different sizes contract at different rates.
Answer: D
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