- preganglionic fibers
- preganglionic nerve fibers neurofibrae preganglionicae.
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preganglionic fibers
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Preganglionic fibers — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = neurofibrae postganglionicae GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively Caption2 … Wikipedia
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B fibers — myelinated preganglionic autonomic axons having a fiber diameter ≤3 μm and a conduction velocity of 3 to 15 meters per second; these include only efferent fibers … Medical dictionary
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