Consider the difference between lifting a light pad of paper versus a heavy textbook. The primary way the level of force of muscle contraction is controlled is by
A. activating different regions of the muscle.
B. recruiting a different number of motor units.
C. activating the motor units at a different frequency.
D. altering the number of crossbridges each individual fiber uses.
Answer: B
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