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which of the following structures contains the other four items listed?
a synaptic cleft
b presynaptic terminal
c neuromuscular junction
d postsynaptic membrane
e receptors on postsynaptic membrane
A neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a specialized synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. It consists of the presynaptic terminal (where neurotransmitters are released), the synaptic cleft (the space between the presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes), the postsynaptic membrane (on the muscle fiber that has receptors), and the receptors on the postsynaptic membrane (which bind to neurotransmitters). So the neuromuscular junction contains all the other listed components.
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C. neuromuscular junction