Explain how the following agents are involved in the excitation and contraction of skeletal muscle. i. Acetylcholine...

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Explain how the following agents are involved in the excitationand contraction of skeletal muscle.

i. Acetylcholine (ACh)

ii. Calcium (Ca2+)

iii. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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Mechanism of muscle contraction Muscle contraction is initiated by a signal sent by the CNS via a motor neuronThe junction between a motor neurons and the sarcolemma of the muscle fibre is called the Neuromuscular junction A neural    See Answer
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