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The human body selectively recruits one size motor unit before another. Which size is recruited first, and why is this efficient?

What will be an ideal response?

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ANS: Small motor units are recruited before large so that the first response is a small, relatively slow
one. This allows the body to gauge the need for a large response in order to prevent both
overresponse and waste of energy.

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