The Nurse Educator Is Reviewing the Process of Synaptic Transmission

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is reviewing the process of synaptic transmission following the sympathetic pathway. In which order will the nurse explain the steps of synaptic transmission?

• A) Action potential encounters adrenergic receptors
• B) Action potential encounters cholinergic receptors
• C) Action potential travels across the preganglionic neuron
• D) Action potential travels across the postganglionic neuron
• E) Target tissue is reached.

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