Neuromuscular Transmissiin Flashcards
Junction between different neurons
Synapse
Axon + dendrite of other
Axodendritic
Axon + soma of other
Axosomatic
Axon + axon of other
Axo-axonal
Type of junction that is very fast, found in _____ muscle and ____ muscle
Gap; Cardiac, Smooth
Type of synapse where current flow from one excitable cell to another by ___ junction
Electrical; gap
The gap of presynaptic and psot synaptic terminal
Synaptic cleft
Type of synapse wherein information are transmitted via neurotransmitters
Chemical synapse
Neurotransmitters are released from _______ then binds to receptors of ________
Presynaptic terminal; postsynaptic terminal
Neuromuscular junction is junction of _____ and ______
Motor neuron; muscle fiber
Motor neuron branch to activate a group of muscle fiber
Motor unit
Motor neuron release _______ neurotransmitter.
Acetylcholine
The action potential from neuron transmitted by muscle fiber
Motor End Plate
ACh comes from _______ and _____ via the enzyme ________ and is stored in vesicles
Acetyl coenzyme A, choline; choline acetyltransferase
Active zone where vesicles are located, which contains numerous voltage-gated _____ channels which release ______
Ca++; ACh