Neuromuscular junction.
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ)
The phase between the stimulus of a muscle and the shortening of the muscle is called the latent phase or latent period. During this phase, the muscle is receiving the signal to contract, but actual muscle shortening has not yet occurred. This period is important for the muscle fibers to prepare and generate enough force for contraction.
synaptic cleft
intercostal muscle
The muscle located between the hip and thigh is called the iliopsoas.
The space between a nerve and muscle is called the neuromuscular junction. This is where the nerve endings release chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, which signal the muscle to contract.
Dermis
Muscle attaches to tendons which then attach to bone. "attachments" occur as smooth transitions from muscle to tendon, so that there is no precise discontinuity between what is called muscle and what is called the tendon.
The actual movement of the muscle occurs at the neuromuscular junction, where motor neurons release neurotransmitters that stimulate muscle fibers. This leads to the contraction of the muscle, which is facilitated by the sliding filament mechanism involving actin and myosin filaments. The overall process is governed by signals from the nervous system and results in coordinated movement.
muscle
Intercalated disks
The junction between a motor neruon's axon and the muscle cell membrane is called a neuromuscular junction or a myoneuraljunction?