Fill in the Blanks SMNS VS ANSOnline version Unit 2 by Kirsten Storemski 1 beta one unmyelinated ventral autonomic unconscious SMNS horn postganglionic ANS preganglionic lateral alpha nicotinic skeletal myelinated myelinated ganglion ganglion norepinephrine two reflexive neurotransmitter muscarinic preganglionic conscious Compare and contrast the somatic nervous system ( ) and the autonomic nervous system ( ) . the SMNS controls skeletal muscle and the ANS controls smooth muscle , cardiac muscle , and glands . SMNS is for control and control of muscle , ANS is regulation . The SMNS the soma of neurons are in the of the spinal cord , while the ANS there are two neuron cell bodies . One of them is originating in the horn of the spinal cord . The second is found in the . In the SMNS there is synapse found between the somatic motor neuron and the skeletal muscle using the ACH . In the ANS there are synapses . The first is in the autonomic with fiber that releases ACH . The second synapse is found at the target tissue where the postganglionic neurons release wither ACH or . SMNS axons are , ANS axons have fibers that are and fibers are . SMNS has receptors for acetylcholine that are , ANS has ACH receptors in the autonomic ganglion that are also nicotinic and receptors on the target tissue are either or norepinephrine receptors that are or adrenergic