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ch 8
muscle stimulus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muscle will contract only if | applied stimulus reaches certain level of intensity |
| threshold stimulus | minimal level of stimulation is required to cause muscle contraction |
| once a muscle is stimulated by threshold stimulus | muscle fiber will completely contract a response called " all or nothing " |
| diff muscle fibers in a muscle are controlled by | diff motor units having diff threshold stimulus levels |
| individual muscle fibers always respond to | "all or none" to a threshold stimulus, NOT the whole muscle |
| diff motor units respond to | diff threshold stimuli permit a muscle as a whole to execute contractions of graded force |