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Transcribed Image Text:**Question: Check all that apply: Which nerve fiber can release acetylcholine?**
- a) Postganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers
- b) Postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers
- c) Preganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers ✔️
- d) Preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers ✔️
**Explanation:**
In the autonomic nervous system, both preganglionic sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers release acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers also release acetylcholine, while postganglionic sympathetic fibers typically release norepinephrine.
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Nerve fibers that release acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter are referred to as cholinergic fibers. Acetylcholine is always released in the synaptic cleft which then binds to the receptor present on the post synaptic neuron to exert its effect.
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