Acetylcholine
Dystonia
Skeletal or voluntary muscle is capable of rapid contraction and is responsible for skeletal movement.
The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released from neuron axon terminals and binds to nicotinic receptors on muscle cells, triggering muscle contraction.
Acetylcholine plays a major role in muscle movement, memory formation, and cognitive functions in the nervous system. It is also involved in the regulation of attention, learning, and overall brain function.
Acetylcholine is the primary neurotransmitter released at the motor end plate, where it binds to receptors on muscle cells to initiate 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.
The combining of the neurotransmitter with the muscle membrane receptors causes the membrane to become permeable to sodium ions and depolarization of the membrane. This depolarization triggers an action potential that leads to muscle contraction.
Striated (or skeletal) muscle
The neuromuscular junction. A chemical called neurotransmitter is released from a neuron to stimulate the muscle fibers to contract.
When a neurotransmitter binds to its receptor on the motor endplate, it triggers the opening of ion channels in the postsynaptic membrane. This allows for the influx of ions, typically leading to depolarization of the muscle cell membrane and initiation of a muscle action potential. Subsequently, this leads to contraction of the muscle fiber.
Acetylcholine is an example of a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in functions such as muscle movement, memory, and learning. It is released at neuromuscular junctions and in the brain to help facilitate communication between nerve cells.
The neuron releases its neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft at the neuromuscular junction, which is the gap between the neuron terminal and the muscle cell. This neurotransmitter then binds to receptors on the muscle cell membrane, triggering muscle contraction.
Dystonia
Skeletal or voluntary muscle is capable of rapid contraction and is responsible for skeletal movement.
The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released from neuron axon terminals and binds to nicotinic receptors on muscle cells, triggering muscle contraction.
Muscle Tissue
Acetylcholine plays a major role in muscle movement, memory formation, and cognitive functions in the nervous system. It is also involved in the regulation of attention, learning, and overall brain function.