Postganglionic fiber

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autonomic nervous system

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  • The preganglionic fiber is very long and postganglionic fiber is very short because ganglion is usually located near or within the target organ.
  • The postganglionic fiber is distributed to its target muscle or gland cells.
  • Cell body of preganglionic nerve fibers is found in thoracic-lumbar region of spinal cord and terminates in a ganglia near cord; postganglionic fiber is long and innervates the organ.
  • The postganglionic fiber is very short.
  • 1 st or preganglinoic fiber is long; 2 nd or postganglionic fiber is short c.

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