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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