end plate

American  

noun

1. Mining. one of the shorter members of a set.

2. Cell Biology. a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle, consisting of an irregularly shaped trough into which the terminal portion of the axon fits.

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Etymology

Origin of end plate

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The area of the sarcolemma on the muscle fiber that interacts with the neuron is called the motor end plate.

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The motor end plate possesses junctional folds—folds in the sarcolemma that create a large surface area for the neurotransmitter to bind to receptors.

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A small space called the synaptic cleft separates the synaptic terminal from the motor end plate.

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Once released by the synaptic terminal, ACh diffuses across the synaptic cleft to the motor end plate, where it binds with ACh receptors.

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In both instances he connected the end plate of one kind with the opposite end plate of the other kind by a wire, and in both arrangements produced a current of electricity.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry