Contraction of Muscles Flashcards
1
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Neuromuscular Junction
A
Motor end plate, the nerve going to skeletal muscle
2
Q
Motor neuron
A
nerve cell carrying information about movement
3
Q
Neurotransmitter (Acetylcholine)
A
space between nerve cell (neuron) and muscle cell. The neurotransmitter crosses the space to tell the muscle to get excited via chemical transmitter called Acetylcholine
4
Q
Motor Unit
A
motor neuron plus 1 or many muscle cells.
1: 1 precise control ex: eye movement
1: 100 is not precise ex: back muscle (big)