A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it supplies are called a(n):

Correct answer: A. Motor unit

  • A. Motor unit
  • B. Neuromuscular junction
  • C. Neural unit
  • D. Microtubules

Explanation

A motor neuron and all of the skeletal muscle cells it stimulates is called a motor unit. The axon of each motor neuron has numerous endings called axonal terminals. The actual gap between axonal endings and the muscle cell is called neuromuscular junctions.

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