: a motor neuron together with the muscle fibers on which it acts
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Waller spent more than 18 years on the motor unit.—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026 However, some come with separate motor units that fit on the ceiling.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026 Apitegromab’s Differentiated Approach The motor unit in a human body consists of the motor neuron and the muscle.—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The motor units are each equipped with a 6-axis motion-sensing IMU (inertial measurement unit) and a GPS module.—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024 Once your ice is frozen, put it into the ice crusher cup, and place the motor unit on top.—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2023 The motor system undergoes a second profound remodeling in older people during healthy ageing that results in further domination of slow muscle fibers and slowing down motor unit activity, simulating the condition of hypergravitation (G>1).—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013 Each motor unit has a rotary encoder, tension sensor, and current and temperature sensing circuit.—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2010