Identify the manipulated, responding and controlled variables in the experiment described above.

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Muscle Contraction

In an experiment, the strength of a neural stimulus and the resulting muscle contraction are compared. A single motor neuron that synapses with one muscle fibre is observed in this experiment. One end of the muscle fibre is attached to a mass. The following data were obtained from the experiment.

 Number of Trials  Strength of Stimulus (mV)  Mass Lifted by Muscle Contraction (g)
 1  20  0
 2  40  0
 3  60  50
 4  80  50
 5  100  Not Tested
 6  120  50
*note that the voltage applied is positive in order to raise potential from resting to threshold

Identify the manipulated, responding and controlled variables in the experiment described above.

Strength of Stimulus
 
Number of Muscle Fibre Stimulated
 
Mass Lifted by Muscle Contraction
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