Describe a motor unit. How many fibers does a motor unit contain?


A motor unit consists of all of the skeletal muscle fibers controlled by a single motor neuron. They may have as few as 10 fibers (eye muscles) or as many as 10,000 (back muscles).

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The spinal nerves are formed by the ________

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The cardioregulatory center of the brain is located in the

A. cerebellum. B. diencephalons. C. hypothalamus. D. cerebrum. E. medulla oblongata.

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