Question

Label the components of the neuromuscular junction with the most appropriate and specific term provided.

Answer 1

The neuromuscular synapse is a chemical synapse between a motoneuron and a muscle cell (muscle fiber). The neuromuscular synapses consist of:

• the pre-synaptic cell-motoneuron that sends signal by releasing the the neurotransmitter from the synaptic vesicles  

• synaptic cleft, place where neurotransmitter is released, between motoneuron and muscle fuber

• post-synaptic cell also called endplate -the muscle cell that receives the signal via receptors.