Linked from

The 18 pages that link to Motor unit, each with the reason it gives.

• Skeletal muscleBroader topic: Recruiting different numbers and sizes of motor units lets the nervous system grade muscle force.

• Neuromuscular junctionNarrower topic: The junction is the point of communication within each motor unit.

• ElectromyographyBroader topic: EMG signals reflect the activity of motor units within the sampled muscle.

• Motor controlBroader topic: Recruiting and adjusting motor units lets the nervous system scale muscle force.

• Motor neuronBroader topic: Its size determines how many fibers one motor neuron recruits together.

• Muscle toneRelated: Motor-unit activity contributes active force that can affect measured tone.

• Muscle weaknessBroader topic: Damage to a motor unit can reduce the force a muscle produces.

• SarcopeniaBroader topic: Age-related loss and remodeling of motor units can weaken muscle independently of mass.

• Grip strengthRelated: Recruiting motor units helps determine how much force a grip can produce.

• Motor coordinationBroader topic: Coordinated movement ultimately depends on recruiting and adjusting these basic units.

• Lower motor neuronBroader topic: It is the functional unit through which a lower motor neuron controls force.

• ShiveringBroader topic: Repeated recruitment of motor units creates the rapid, coordinated contractions of shivering.

• Motor cortexBroader topic: Cortical commands influence force by changing the recruitment and firing of motor units.

• MyopathyNarrower topic: Myopathy affects the muscle-fiber side of this system, unlike disorders of its nerve component.

• MuscleBroader topic: Recruiting different motor units lets skeletal muscle adjust force.

• Muscular systemBroader topic: Recruiting different numbers of motor units adjusts skeletal-muscle force.

• MyologyRelated: Motor units show how nerves recruit fibers to regulate force.

• Human musculoskeletal systemRelated: Recruiting different numbers of motor units lets muscles grade their force.