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Region where a motor neuron comes in close contact with a muscle cell.
neurotransmitter
muscular dystrophy
muscle tension
neuromuscular junction / Motor End Plate
The gap between a neuron and a muscle cell: (#4 in the diagram)
synapse
sarcolemma
vesicle
Ca2+ ion
The neurotransmitter that is released into the synpase to trigger muscle contraction.
Acetylcholine
Protein Channel
Calcium Ion (Ca2+)
Syanptic Cleft
smallest unit of contraction in a muscle
sarcomere
motor unit
fascicle
myofibril
___ and ___ are proteins bound to actin, which control the binding sites.
Troponin and tropomyosin
Myosin and actin
Calcium and Oxygen
Glycogen and hemoglobin
Calcium:
causes ATP binding to actin
increases the action potential along the sarcolemma
binds to proteins on myosin
causes the troponin to move tropomyosin out of the binding site
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