Illustration of the neuromuscular Junction (NMD) Motor neuron fiber Nerve fiber branches Muscle fiber nucleus Motor end plate Myofibril of muscle fiber e Mitochondria Synaptic vesicles Synaptic cleft Folded sarcolemma onn Motor end plate
7 Illustration of the Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ)
New lon Channel Players Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel >in presynaptic nerve terminal >mediates neurotransmitter release Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channel >in muscle neuromuscular junction(postsynaptic membrane, or end plate) >mediates electrical transmission from nerve to muscle Motor ne uscle fiber nucleus Myofibril of muscle fiber Motor end plate
8 New Ion Channel Players ➢Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel ➢in presynaptic nerve terminal ➢mediates neurotransmitter release ➢Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channel ➢in muscle neuromuscular junction (postsynaptic membrane, or end plate) ➢mediates electrical transmission from nerve to muscle
Nerve Terminal ca2+ channels Structurally similar to Nat channels Functionally similar to Nat channels except >activation occurs at more positive potentials >activation and inactivation much slower than Na channels
9 Nerve Terminal Ca2+ channels ➢Structurally similar to Na+ channels ➢Functionally similar to Na+ channels except ➢activation occurs at more positive potentials ➢activation and inactivation much slower than Na+ channels
Neuromuscular transmission Axon Axon terminal Skeletal muscle
10 Neuromuscular Transmission Skeletal Muscle Axon Axon Terminal
Neuromuscular Depolarization Transmission potestiacashadeels t Step by step axon terminal Look here
11 Neuromuscular Transmission: Step by Step Nerve action potential invades axon terminal - - + - - - - - + + + + + + + - - - + + Depolarization of terminal opens Ca channels Look here + +