Assertion: autonomic nervous system's neuron | /r/CapableOf | synapse onto postganglionic neuron
Facets:
value: in the ganglion
type: LOCATION
value: at the level of entry
type: TEMPORAL
value: within the sympathetic trunk
type: LOCATION
value: down the sympathetic trunk
type: MANNER
value: before innervating the target organ
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The autonomic nervous system is unique in that it requires a sequential two-neuron efferent pathway; the preganglionic neuron must first synapse onto a postganglionic neuron before innervating the target organ.
text: Once within the sympathetic trunk, the preganglionic neuron may synapse with a postganglionic neuron in the ganglion at the level of entry or in another ganglion up or down the sympathetic trunk, or it may pass through without synapsing and proceed via a splanchnic nerve to a collateral (prevertebral) ganglion.
text: Preganglionic neurons refer to the neurons of the autonomic nervous system whose cell bodies lay in the central nervous system and axons terminate in a peripheral ganglion, synapsing with postganglionic neurons, while postganglionic neurons refer to the neurons of the autonomic nervous system whose cell bodies lay in an autonomic ganglion and whose axons terminate in a visceral effector (smooth or cardiac muscle or glands).
text: Because the axons of the preganglionic neurons may branch and travel up and down the sympathetic chain, a single preganglionic neuron can synapse with many postganglionic neurons up and down the sympathetic chain.