In light of the all or none law of muscle contraction, how can you explain the graded response?

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Lana Navarro

18 November, 06:37

In light of the all or none law of muscle contraction, how can you explain the graded response?

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Georgia Barrett · Answer 1

In the "all or none" law of muscle contraction, it states that when the stimulus applied exceeds threshold then the the nerve sending signals to a few muscle fibers will give a complete response; contraction. Graded response is dependent on how many motor units have been recruited. The more motor units, the greater the force in the contraction.