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A single motor neuron together with all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates is called a _____.

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The answer The combination of an individual motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers that it innervates is called a motor unit.
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Answer: Motor Unit

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A motor unit is part of the neuromuscular system that consists of a motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers that the axon innervates or contac. When motor units are in group they are called a motor pool and they work together. Example is the contractions of muscles, All the motor units in the muscles group together to form a motor pool and coordinate the contractions of muscles.

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