muscular system(nerve supply)
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Motor neuron
nerve cells that carry action potentials to muscle fibers
Neuromuscular junction (synapse)
nerve cell and muscle fiber meet
Presynaptic terminal
end of nerve cell (axon)
Postsynaptic membrane
muscle fiber membrane
Synaptic cleft
space between presynaptic terminal and postsynaptic membrane
Synaptic vesicle
store and release neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter
chemicals that stimulate or inhibit muscle fiber
Motor unit
group of muscle fibers that motor neuron stimulates
occurs as actin and myosin myofilaments slide past one another, causing the sarcomeres to shorten.
occurs as actin and myosin myofilaments slide past one another, causing the sarcomeres to shorten.
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