3.4 - Motor Unit Recruitment
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Practice Questions
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What is a motor unit?
💡 Hint: Think about how muscle movements are coordinated.
What is the size principle?
💡 Hint: Consider which activities require finer control.
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What is the main function of a motor unit?
💡 Hint: Consider how muscles act in response to signals.
True or False: Larger motor units are recruited first in muscle contractions.
💡 Hint: Think about the order of activation based on the effort needed.
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If a person is trained to increase the efficiency of motor unit recruitment, what physiological changes might occur?
💡 Hint: Consider how training affects muscle performance.
Analyze how a coach might design training sessions to optimize motor unit recruitment for a sprinter.
💡 Hint: Think about progressive overload principles and their relation to performance.
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