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acetylcholine is released from presynaptic neurons in response to a nerve impulse

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Where is acetycholine broken down into acetate and choline?

Acetycholine is broken down into acetate and choline in the synaptic cleft.


Where are acetycholine receptors found?

In the Sarcolemma


Give an example of chemical same like serotonin?

acetycholine


What is the chemical transmitter released at the neuromuscular junction?

The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released into the synaptic cleft to bind with receptors on muscle cells. Upon binding, the muscle cells contract.


Where does acetycholine come from?

acetyl choline is a neuro transmitter it will come from the brai. it comes from the vagus nerve


Nicotine facilitates the release of a neurotransmitter which causes an individual to feel more alert This neurotransmitter is known as?

acetycholine


What is the most common neurotransmitter in the human body?

GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid


The venom of the black widow spider causes violent muscle contractions by flooding synapses with?

It floods the synapses with Acetycholine or ACh.


What enzyme has to be present for acetylcholine to be broken down so that the muscle fiber can relax?

Acetycholine esterase. It breaks down Ach in the skeletal muscle endplate.


How do motor neurons receive instructions from adjacent neurons?

These instructions are received in the form of an impulse stimulation of a particular protein channel on the dendrite by a neurotransmitter termed acetycholine (ACh).


What does acetycholine do to muscles?

Acetylcholine acts to excite skeletal muscles, allowing for the muscle to contract. It also serves to allow contractions in the smooth muscles, while slowing down the cardiac muscles


What Neurotransmitter is used at a sympathetic pre-ganglionic synapse?

Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter,a chemical released by a neuron to change the membrane properties of another cell. In this case, the release of ACh from the synaptic terminal can alter the permeability of the sarcolemma and trigger the contraction of the muscle fiber.