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    system, nerve fibers from the ganglion to the effector organ are called postganglionic nerve fibers. The neurotransmitters of postganglionic fibers differ:...
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    preganglionic fibers with ganglionic neurons. Nerve fiber Grey column Terminal cisterna Rexed lamina Postganglionic nerve fiber Splanchnic nerve Lateral grey...
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    Group C fibers include postganglionic fibers in the autonomic nervous system (ANS), and nerve fibers at the dorsal roots (IV fiber). These fibers carry...
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    the ciliary ganglion. From the ciliary ganglion postganglionic fibers pass through the short ciliary nerve to the constrictor pupillae of the iris and the...
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    Axon (redirect from Sensory nerve fibers)
    and central neurons. Nerve fibers are classed into three types – group A nerve fibers, group B nerve fibers, and group C nerve fibers. Groups A and B are...
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  • of the sympathetic trunk. The gray rami communicantes contain postganglionic nerve fibers of the sympathetic nervous system and are composed of largely...
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    splanchnic nerves Terminal cisterna Rexed lamina Preganglionic nerve fiber Postganglionic nerve fiber Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur. Lippincott...
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    ciliary ganglion the postganglionic parasympathetic fibers leave via short ciliary nerve fibers, a continuation of the nasociliary nerve (a branch of ophthalmic...
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    face. It also carries parasympathetic preganglionic fibers (sphenopalatine) and postganglionic fibers (zygomatic, greater and lesser palatine and nasopalatine)...
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    the facial nerve and the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). It contains the sensory and parasympathetic fibers of the facial nerve. Upon reaching...
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