motor end plate
1motor end plate — n the terminal arborization of a motor axon on a muscle fiber * * * the discoid expansion of a terminal branch of the axon of a motor nerve fiber, which apposes the subneural apparatus of a skeletal muscle fiber, forming the neuromuscular… …
2motor end plate — noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle • Syn: ↑end plate, ↑endplate • Hypernyms: ↑end organ • Part Holonyms: ↑effector * * * noun …
3motor end plate — Synonym for neuromuscular junction …
4end-plate potential — ▪ physiology chemically induced change in electric potential of the motor end plate, the portion of the muscle cell membrane that lies opposite the terminal of a nerve fibre at the neuromuscular junction. The end plate membrane is… …
5end-plate — noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle • Syn: ↑endplate, ↑motor end plate • Hypernyms: ↑end organ • Part Holonyms: ↑effector …
6end plate potential — an action potential that occurs in a stimulated motor end plate, causing initiation of an action potential in the adjacent muscle fiber …
7End plate — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… …
8end plate — n a complex terminal arborization of the axon of a motor neuron that contacts with a muscle fiber called also end brush * * * (end plāt) a flat termination. Spelled also end plate …
9end plate — end′ plate n. cbl a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle • Etymology: 1875–80 …
10end plate — n. the area of specialized tissue that forms the junction between an individual muscle fiber and its motor nerve …
