MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MUSCLE CONTRACTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which neurotransmitter is released at the NMJ?
A
Acetylcholine
B
Sodium
C
Serotonin
D
Calcium
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The release of acetylcholine occurs when an action potential is relayed and reaches the axon terminus in which depolarization causes voltage-gated calcium channels to open and conduct an influx of calcium, which will allow the vesicles containing acetylcholine for release into the synaptic cleft.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions, at synapses in the ganglia of the visceral motor system, and at a variety of sites within the central nervous system.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s an excitatory neurotransmitter. This means it “excites” the nerve cell and causes it to “fire off the message.”

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