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MOTOR UNIT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The unit of motor activity formed by a motor nerve cell and its many innervated muscle fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Unité composée d'un motoneurone et des fibres musculaires qu'il innerve.

CONT

Chaque fibre musculaire ne reçoit qu'une terminaison nerveuse, mais un seul axone peut, par ramification, commander la contraction de plusieurs fibres musculaires. C'est pourquoi, concernant la motricité, l'élément clé est l'unité motrice qui représente l'ensemble des fibres musculaires innervées par un seul axone, donc un seul motoneurone.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Household Appliances
CONT

We started with a $252 motor unit and then began adding accessories like a $90 mixer. ... To use the [multi-function food preparation] appliance, you simply insert one of its attachments into the motorwell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petits appareils ménagers

Spanish

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