neuromuscular junction

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Noun1.neuromuscular junction - the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
myoneural junction
synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
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This produces an endplate potential (EPP) that spreads across the surface of the muscle fiber into the transverse tubules, eliciting the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, thus initiating muscle contraction (15).
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