Postganglionic autonomic fibers

a. end in a single terminal swelling, like a synaptic knob, that releases the neurotransmitter.
b. have numerous varicosities in their terminal branches that simultaneously release neurotransmitter over a large area of the innervated organ rather than on single cells.
c. innervate skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle.
d. both (a) and (c) above.
e. both (b) and (c) above.


B

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