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What neurotransmitter between muscle cells and the nervous system cells is?
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norepinephrine
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Neurotransmitter used to cause muscle contraction?
A neurotransmitter that causes muscle movement is called Acetylcholine. Acetycholine acts as on both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
What neurotransmitter control the somatic nervous system and how does it work?
Acetylcholine (ACh) is the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system. It works by binding to acetylcholine receptors on skeletal muscle fibers and opening ligand-gated sodium channels in the cell membrane.
What neurotransmitter controls the somatic nervous system how does it work?
Acetylcholine (ACh) is the only neurotransmitter used in the motor division of the somatic nervous system. It works by binding to acetylcholine receptors on skeletal muscle fibers and opening ligand-gated sodium channels in the cell membrane.
Is GABA a hormone?
GABA is a neurotransmitter, it is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter of the nervous system
What is the neurotransmitter that initiates muscle contraction?
Voluntary muscle contraction is controlled by the central nervous system. The brain sends signals, in the form of action potentials, through the nervous system to the motor neuron that innervates several muscle fibers.Acetylcholine (ACh) is commonly secreted at neuromuscular junctions, the gaps between motor neurons and muscle cells, where it stimulates muscles to contract (by opening gated positive ion channels).
What Neurotransmitter diffuses across a synapse to a muscle cell?
It varies: In the somatic system (skeletal muscle) and parasympathetic branch of the autonomous nervous system (smooth & cardiac muscle) it is usually acetylcholine. In the sympathetic branch of the autonomous nervous system (smooth & cardiac muscle) it is usually norepinephrine (also called noradrenaline). There are exceptions, but this is the general rule.
What is the most common neurotransmitter in the nervous system?
salt
What is the location of the vesicles that store neurotransmitter?
Synapses are located throughout the nervous system. A synapse is a sort of 'relay station' where a message, in the form a a chemical neurotransmitter, is passed on between one neuron (nerve fibre) & the next, or between a neuron & the muscle or gland the message is aimed at.
What is the neurotransmitter in the brain spinal cord and peripheral nervous system?
Acetylcholine
Is acetylcholine part of the nervous system?
Yes. It is a neurotransmitter used in the brain, the peripheral autonomic nerves, and the junction between nerves and muscles.
The neurotransmitters acetylcholine performs what two functions?
it acts as just a neurotransmitter for both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
Is acetylcholine the only neurotransmitter in motor division of somatic nervous system?
yes
