Definition of Postganglionic. Meaning of Postganglionic. Synonyms of Postganglionic

- ganglion to the effector organ are called postganglionic nerve fibers. The neurotransmitters of postganglionic fibers differ: In the parasympathetic division...
- as the main end-receptor stimulated by acetylcholine released from postganglionic fibers. They are mainly found in the parasympathetic nervous system...
- sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia which contain the cell bodies of postganglionic sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons respectively. A pseudoganglion...
- at the "outflow" and will synapse at the postganglionic, or second, neuron's cell body. The postganglionic neuron will then synapse at the target organ...
- paravertebral ganglia, where they synapse with a postganglionic neuron. From there, the long postganglionic neurons extend across most of the body. At the...
- system and its axon usually extends to synapse with the dendrites of a postganglionic neuron somewhere else in the body. The axons of presynaptic parasympathetic...
- ganglion of the sympathetic trunk. The gray rami communicantes contain postganglionic nerve fibers of the sympathetic nervous system and are composed of largely...
- ciliary nerves that arise from the ciliary ganglion. The parasympathetic postganglionic fibers are part of cranial nerve V1 (Nasociliary nerve of the trigeminal)...
- nervous system. A preganglionic fibre may synapse to 15–20 postganglionic fibres. The postganglionic neurons extend across most of the body. Upon exiting the...
- constriction) and the ciliary muscle (affecting accommodation). Sympathetic postganglionic fibres also join the nerve from the plexus on the internal carotid artery...