Question 1: Synaptic vesicles in the axon terminal of a motor neuron contain what neurotransmitter?
Question 2: By what means of membrane transport does the neurotransmitter leave the axon terminal?
Question 3: What ion diffuses into the axon terminal to stimulate the release of acetylcholine?
Question 4: In order to contract, a muscle fiber must be stimulated by what type of cell from the nervous system?
Question 5: What is the name for the specialized region of the muscle fiber that contains acetylcholine receptors?
Question 6: What is the synapse between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber called?
Question 7: What ion diffuses through chemically-gated channels of the junctional folds to alter the membrane potential?
Question 8: What happens to chemically-gated channels when acetylcholine binds to them?
Question 9: What happens to chemically-gated channels when acetylcholine is removed from the synaptic cleft?
Question 10: What enzyme terminates the signal at the neuromuscular junction?