The Term Motor Unit Refers to

question 8

Multiple Choice

The term motor unit refers to

• A) all the motor neurons stimulating a skeletal muscle.
• B) all the skeletal muscles in one region of the body.
• C) all the muscle fibers that synapse with one motor neuron.
• D) an entire skeletal muscle.
• E) all sarcomeres within a single muscle fiber.

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Definitions:

Episodic Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences, including the location and time they occurred.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for events that occurred before a specific incident, often due to brain injury.

Neurogenesis

The process of generating new neurons in the brain, contributing to brain plasticity and cognitive function.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that is responsible for knowing how to perform different actions and skills.