A Drug That Affects Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptors Will Affect Activity

A drug that affects nicotinic cholinergic receptors will affect activity in both divisions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) because

A) nicotinic cholinergic receptors are found on all organs and tissues innervated by the ANS
B) nicotinic cholinergic receptors are located at the junction between preganglionic and postganglionic neurons in both the sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways
C) both divisions of the ANS affect peripheral tissues by releasing epinephrine onto those tissues
D) all the above are true
E) none of the above are true

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