Motor Pathways

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Do type I motor units exhibit fast or slow responses?
Slow
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The amount of type 1 and type 2 motor units varies in a muscle dependent upon...?
The function of the muscle
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Muscle spindles (a type of stretch receptor) recieve motor supply from...?
Gamma motorneurones
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Action potentials fired by 1a muscle spindle fibres increases when?
The muscle spindle fibre is being stretched
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The stretch reflex is a?
Postural reflex
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Rhythmic movements, such as locomotion or chewing, are produced by?
All three
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A stroke affecting the medial descending motor pathways will have?
Little effect because the pathways have bilateral terminations
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The amount of type 1 and type 2 motor units varies in a muscle dependent upon...?

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The function of the muscle

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Muscle spindles (a type of stretch receptor) recieve motor supply from...?

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Action potentials fired by 1a muscle spindle fibres increases when?

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The stretch reflex is a?

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