If a stimulus exceeds the threshold potential, the nerve or muscle fiber will give a complete response; otherwise, there is no response.
Neurophysiology
Field: Neurophysiology
Sequence of Expressions
Principle
Henneman's Size Principle
Motor units are recruited in order of their size, from smallest (weakest) to largest (strongest), during muscle contraction.
Principle
Saltatory Conduction
The propagation of action potentials along myelinated axons from one node of Ranvier to the next node, increasing the conduction velocity of action potentials.