The neuromuscular junction
A)is the junction between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber
B)transmits an action potential between the nerve cell and muscle cell on a one-to-one basis
C)may produce either an EPSP or an IPSP on the motor end plate
D)has all of the above characteristics
E)has characteristics a and b

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The neuromuscular junction is specifically the junction between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber (A), and it transmits an action potential between the nerve cell and muscle cell on a one-to-one basis (B). It does not produce IPSPs or EPSPs, as these are characteristics of synapses in the central nervous system, not the neuromuscular junction.

The Neuromuscular Junction