The Sympathetic Division of the Autonomic Nervous System

question 43

Multiple Choice

The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

• A) has postganglionic cell bodies in chain ganglia or collateral ganglia.
• B) has preganglionic neurons in cranial nerves or sacral spinal nerves.
• C) when stimulated, slows the heart rate and the respiration rate.
• D) includes preganglionic neurons that secrete norepinephrine as their neurotransmitter.
• E) has all of these characteristics.

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