Nerve Supply And Muscle Fiber Stimulation Flashcards
Are specialized nerve cells that stimulate muscles to contract
Motor neurons
Each branch forms a junction with a muscle fiber called ?
Neuromuscular junction
Refers to the cell to cell junction between a nerve cell and another nerve cell
Synapse
A single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates constitute a ?
Motor unit
The axon terminal is the ?
Presynaptic terminal
Space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle fiber membrane is the ?
Synaptic cleft
The sarcolemma is the ?
Postsynaptic membrane
Stimulate or inhibit postsynaptic cells
Neurotransmitters
What enzyme broke down the acetylcholine release into the synaptic cleft between the neuron and muscle fiber ?
Acetylcholinesterase