5 Questions
True or false: In neurogenic disorders, loss or degeneration of axons does not lead to denervated muscle fibers?
False
True or false: Fibrillation potentials are the action potentials of single muscle fibers that are firing due to innervation?
False
True or false: Fibrillation potentials typically have a firing pattern at rates of 0.5 to 15 kHz?
False
True or false: The amplitude of fibrillation potentials is not proportional to the fiber diameter?
False
True or false: In grading the density of fibrillation potentials, 2+ indicates a large number of persistent discharges in all areas?
False
Test your knowledge of muscle fibrillation and neurogenic disorders with this quiz. Explore the firing patterns, rates, and characteristics of denervated muscle fibers in various conditions.
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