Muscular force can be adjusted to match increased loads by

A) increasing the frequency of action potentials in motor neurons.
B) recruiting smaller motor units.
C) recruiting fewer motor units.
D) decreasing the frequency of action potentials in motor neurons.
E) None of the answers is correct.


Answer: A

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