Motor unit

How it is used

Sports science uses motor unit when discussing how muscles produce force.

Example sentences

1. The diagram linked one nerve cell to every fibre in its motor unit.

   The connections show which fibres belong to that nerve cell.

2. The lecture compared motor unit recruitment in light and heavy efforts.

   Recruitment concerns bringing these functional units into action.

Common collocations

• motor unit recruitment
• motor unit activity

Related terms

• muscleA soft body tissue that can contract and relax to move parts of the body; skeletal muscles are attached to bones by tendons.
• strength trainingExercise in which muscles work against resistance, such as weights, machines, bands or body weight, in order to become stronger.

More terms: Muscles & the Body

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• quadriceps
• core
• abs
• glutes
• flexibility
• mobility
• tendon
• ligament
• deltoids
• pectoral muscles
• latissimus dorsi