Can you discribe what the structure od a neuromuscular junction, and also the function of the neuromuscular junction?
I know that a neuromuscular junction is simply the connection between the terminal branches of an axon, and the sarcolemma of a muscle figure... tell me if I have it right?
2006-10-11 15:46:16 · 3 answers · asked by chickiepoosie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
"A neuromuscular junction is the synapse or junction of the axon terminal of a motoneuron with the motor end plate, the highly-excitable region of muscle fiber plasma membrane responsible for initiation of action potentials across the muscle's surface, ultimately causing the muscle to contract. The signal passes through the neuromusclar junction via the neurotransmitter acetylcholine."
2006-10-11 15:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by smarties 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A neuromuscular junction is the synapse or junction of the axon terminal of a motoneuron with the motor end plate, the highly-excitable region of muscle fiber plasma membrane responsible for initiation of action potentials across the muscle's surface, ultimately causing the muscle to contract. The signal passes through the neuromusclar junction via the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
2006-10-12 05:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by thefishingal3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you have it right. are you going to ask about how the muscle contracts starting from the neuronal signal?
2006-10-12 08:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by abstemious_entity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋