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motor unit
Definition:
A motor unit is composed of a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers (i.e., muscle cells) it innervates.
Alternatively, a motor unit is a group of muscle fibers innervated by a single motor neuron.
Posted: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Last updated: Friday, August 28, 2015