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Preganglionic Nerves
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Nerve fibers that extend from the central nervous system to the autonomic ganglia.
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Postganglionic Nerves
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Nerve fibers that extend from the autonomic ganglia to the target tissues.
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Synapse
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Space between never cells.
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Neuroeffector Junction
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Specialized synapse between a nerve cell and the organ or tissue it innervates.
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Neurotransmitter
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Chemical messenger that conducts a nervous impulse across a synapse.
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Neuron
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Nerve cell.
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Cholinergic
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Pertaining to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
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Adrenergic
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Pertaining to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine.
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Parasympathomimetic
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Drug or other subtance that causes effects like those of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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Parasympatholytic
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Drug or substance that blocks or inhibits the actions of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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