Neuromascular Junction

Question 1

What is a neuromascular junction?

Answer 1

a synapse between a motor neuron and muscle fiber

Question 2

What is the difference between a neuromuscular junction and a cholmergic synapse?

Answer 2

• it has more receptors on the post-synaptic membrane - actiion potential is always generated in the post-synaptic membrane - will
  have a response
  -acetycholinesterase is found in pits on the post-synaptic membrane
• receptors are called nicotinic cholinergic receptors

Question 3

What does sarco mean?

Answer 3

muscle

Question 4

What happens during neuromascular junction with the sarcolemma?

Answer 4

depolarisation will spread along the sarcolemma down the transverse tubules to the sarcoplasmic reticulum and this will release calcium ions