ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE A
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Author: McKinley
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 6WDYL
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To determine:
A motor unit and the reason for its variation in size.
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Nerve cells such as somatic motor neuron transmit nerve signals from spinal cord or brain to control the activity of the skeletal muscle. The axon of each motor neuron divides to form individual branches to innervate skeletal muscle fibers.
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