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If a motor unit is stimulated to contract in order to generate movement and no movement happens, which muscular concept indicated the addition of more motor units to increase tension

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When a motor neuron is activated, all of the muscle fibers innervated by the motor neuron are stimulated and contract. The activation of one motor neuron will result in a weak but distributed muscle contraction. ... The higher the recruitment the stronger the muscle contraction will be.
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