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Uncommon card · Science
Acetylcholine, an Uncommon card
Acetylcholine is an organic compound that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals as a neurotransmitter.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Acetylcholine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Acetylcholine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Acetylcholine is the ______ used at the neuromuscular junction.
Answer
neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter used at the neuromuscular junction. From the Acetylcholine article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Falcon. Falcon 320,000 · Bergamot orange 250,000 · Acetylcholine 190,000 · Combustion 120,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Its name is derived from its chemical structure: it is an ester of acetic acid and choline.
- Parts in the body that use or are affected by acetylcholine are referred to as cholinergic.
- Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter used at the neuromuscular junction.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Acetylcholine article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Acetylcholine
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Acetylcholine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : AlyInWikiWonderland, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
