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Physiology General 1254b2c7

The depolarization of the skeletal muscle cell membrane by motor nerves is directly produced by:

A
Change in end-plate potential level to a threshold value
B
Release of substance P from the motor neuron terminal
C
Increased concentration of neuromuscular cholinesterase
D
Activation of muscle contractile proteins
High-Yield Explanation
As a result of an action potential invading the motor neuron terminal, acetylcholine is released into the synaptic cleft. The acetylcholine binds to receptor sites at the end plate of the muscle. This causes an increase in permeability to Na and K ions. Na enters the muscle cell and depolarizes it to threshold, thus initiating an action potential. The action potential then enters the inside of the muscle cell by way of the t-tubules. The esterase is at the synaptic cleft to inactivate the acetylcholine after it has successfully depolarized the muscle cell. Ref: Barrett K.E., Barman S.M., Boitano S., Brooks H.L. (2012). Chapter 5. Excitable Tissue: Muscle. In K.E. Barrett, S.M. Barman, S. Boitano, H.L. Brooks (Eds),Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 24e.

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