A mother sprints across the yard to grab her small child before he enters the street. The mother is using her __________.

A sudden sprint requires rapid, powerful muscle contractions, which are mainly produced by fast-twitch type II B fibers. These fibers respond quickly and provide speed and strength, matching choice B. Type I fibers are slow-twitch and are better suited to sustained activity, not a brief burst of speed.

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