Question 1
A motor unit is best defined as which of the following?
Correct Answer:
A single alpha motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
Question 2
Which contractile protein contains the binding sites that myosin heads attach to during a muscle contraction?
Correct Answer:
Actin
Question 3
During the sliding-filament theory of contraction, what directly triggers the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
Correct Answer:
The arrival of an action potential at the muscle fiber
Question 4
According to Henneman's size principle, motor units are recruited in what order during a gradually increasing force task?
Correct Answer:
Smallest, lowest-threshold units first, then progressively larger units
Question 5
Which muscle fiber type is most fatigue-resistant and best suited for prolonged, low-intensity endurance activity?
Correct Answer:
Type I (slow oxidative)
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