Neuromuscular junction

The neuromuscular junction is a synapse between a nerve fiber and a muscle fiber. Just one nerve fiber is able to stimulate several points within the neuromuscular junction. The structure also depicted shows the synaptic knob and synaptic cleft. The knob is the site of synaptic vesicles and where neurotransmitters are released, the cleft is the space where these neurotransmitters diffuse through.

Mechanism of muscle contraction from synapse to myofilaments - though missing neuron action potential triggering intake of calcium in the presynaptic membrane, triggering release of Acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft (eg - transfer of electrical energy to chemical energy).

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To understand myasthenia, it helps to understand how the neuromuscular junction should work.

Neuromuscular Junction Diagram

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Summary of the events of contraction and relaxation in a skeletal muscle fiber