I don't know if any of y'all are good with biology but I have a question :) What is the role of acetylcholine in muscle contraction?

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snowfire · Answer

It might be helpful to post this in the Biology section rather than on the Math section. But it is the neurotransmitter inside a synaptic vesicle that transmits a signal to the next synapse on the adjacent neuron after crossing the synaptic cleft. It gets released after receiving the action potential from the voltage-gated ion channels along the neuron.

anonymous · Answer

I did and there isn't anyone helping in that section that has any idea :) Thank you, that clears up my question!

snowfire · Answer

Really? That's surprising, seeing how it's a pretty basic thing in Biology, although maybe the specific name acetylcholine confused them. Just a kind of neurotransmitter, as far as I know.

anonymous · Answer

I know! It's pretty basic but I forget how it works in a muscle contraction...  Usually there are people to help but when I posted there was no one!

snowfire · Answer

I don't remember the specifics of muscle contraction (Physics major, this is not my thing ^^) but I could wikipedia it and find out anything else you need on that area.

anonymous · Answer

That's okay, I already tried wiki! Oh yeah? Not bad for a physics major! This is my first science class for college, working on getting into the nursing program so I have alot of science questions!

snowfire · Answer

Feel free to message me if anything else comes up; I did enjoy Biology, so it would be a shame if I let what I know go to waste.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks I'll keep that in mind!