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A neuromuscular junction is a junction between a_________ and a ___________.

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A neuromuscular junction is a junction between a nerve fiber and a muscle cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

A neuromuscular junction (or myoneural junction) is a site of chemical communication between a nerve fiber and a muscle cell, is analogous to the synapse between two neurons.

A motor neuron is able to transmit a signal to the muscle fiber, causing muscle contraction upon stimulation by a nerve impulse, the terminal releases the chemical neurotransmitter acetylcholine from synaptic vesicles binding to the receptors, the channels open, and sodium ions flow into the endplate, this initiates the end-plate potential, the electrical event that leads to contraction of the muscle fiber.

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