Chapter 14.6, Problem 8CYU

Summary Introduction

To review:

Whether nicotinic receptors will be present on skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, eccrine sweat glands, and adrenal medulla or central nervous system neurons.

Introduction:

The two major neurotransmitters released by the ANS (autonomic nervous system) are norepinephrine and acetylcholine. Cholinergic fibers are those fibers that release acetylcholine, whereas, the adrenergic fibers are those fibers that release norepinephrine.