Postganglionic fibers

Postganglionic fibers

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Latin = neurofibrae postganglionicae
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Caption = Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia.


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In the autonomic nervous system, fibers from the ganglion to the effector organ are called postganglionic fibers.

Neurotransmitters

The neurotransmitters used for postganglionic fibers differ:

* In the parasympathetic division, they are "cholinergic" (that is, they use acetylcholine as their neurotransmitters.)

* In the sympathetic division, most are "adrenergic" (that is, they use norepinephrine as their neurotransmitters.) One exception of this is the sympathetic innervation of sweat glands, which uses acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter at both pre and post ganglionic synapses.

ee also

* Preganglionic fibers

External links

* [http://www.sns-web.org/pages/slideshow/04/01.asp Diagram of postganglionic neuron and its synapse] at sns-web.org
* [http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~bfleming/psych261/image29.gifDiagram] at University of Waterloo


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