Topics covered: broad overview of the role of a motor neuron and the NMJ in exciting the muscle for a contraction, components of the neuromuscular junction

Covered terms: Fascicle, motor neuron, motor unit, sarcolemma, end plate, axon terminal, acetylcholine, neurotransmitter, achetylcholinesterase, synaptic vesicle, ligand gated channels, voltage gated channels, membrane potential, action potential

   • Muscle Physiology and Microanatomy  

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