The Gap Between the Axon Terminal of a Motor Neuron

question 88

Multiple Choice

The gap between the axon terminal of a motor neuron and the sarcolemma of a skeletal muscle cell is called the ________.

• A) motor unit
• B) sarcomere
• C) neuromuscular junction
• D) synaptic cleft
• E) cross bridge

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