Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium that produces botulinum toxin that inhibits the release of acetylcholine. Which description best fits how muscle cells will respond to a lack of acetylcholine?
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Botulinum toxin acts by binding presynaptic neurons and inhibiting the release of acetylcholine. This mechanism of action would impact a cell's capacity to carry out its functions. This organelle pumps out excess water through osmosis. A vesicle of antibodies is released from a cell via a process called exocytosis. Steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions such as ion and fluid balance are maintained through homeostasis.
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Clostridium botulinum is a bacteria that produces a toxin. The toxin is deadly to most animals, because it prevents vesicle movement inside the axons of motor neurons. If a person were to consume food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which of the following would most likely occur? A flaccid paralysis because their motor neurons would not be able to conduct action potentials along their axons. B spastic paralysis because their motor neurons would conduct too many action potentials along their axons. C flaccid paralysis because their motor neurons would not be able to release acetylcholine at the synapse with a muscle fiber D spastic paralysis because their motor neurons would release too much acetylcholine at the synapse with a muscle fiber
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