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Autonomic Neurotransmitters

The autonomic system runs on two chemicals. They are acetylcholine and norepinephrine. But the effect depends on the receptor they land on. Tap each receptor.

Nicotinic

Chemical messengers & receptorscholinergic vs adrenergic

The receptors

📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure. Compare it with the interactive above.
Autonomic Neurotransmitters reference figure
Autonomic Neurotransmitters — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)