preganglionic

Modifies a noun

• fiber: The adrenal medulla responds to nervous impulses in the sympathetic cholinergic preganglionic fibers by transforming the neural impulses into hormonal secretion.
• motoneuron: Of the remaining preganglionic motoneurons, roughly 20 % of the total are located dorsal to the oculomotor nucleus.
• synapse: As discussed above, Ach is the neurotransmitter via a nicotinic receptor at the preganglionic synapse.
• neuron: TOP 3. Central autonomic control of homeostasis: mechanisms regulating sympathetic preganglionic neurones.
• nerve: The autonomic nerve fibers which radiate from the central nervous system to the ganglia of the autonomic nervous system are called preganglionic nerves.