At the neuromuscular junction, nerve impulses are carried across the synaptic cleft by neurotransmitters.

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Q. Assertion :Transmission of the nerve impulse across a synapse is accomplished by neurotransmitters. Reason: Transmission across a synapse usually requires neurotransmitters, because there is small space, the synaptic cleft, that separates one neuron from another.

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(i) Acetylcholine binds to the receptor sites on sarcolemma

(ii) Nerve impulse

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(ii) Nerve impulse
(iii) Release of

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(vi) Synaptic cleft
(vii) Spread of impulses over sarcolemma on T-tubules
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