MOTOR END PLATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle

Synonyms:

end-plate; endplate; motor end plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("motor end plate" is a kind of...):

end organ (a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers)

Holonyms ("motor end plate" is a part of...):

effector (a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion)