Determine Whether Each of the Following Descriptions Is Characteristic of the Parasympathetic

question 18

Multiple Choice

Determine whether each of the following descriptions is characteristic of the parasympathetic division or the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Answers may be used more than once.
-preganglionic motor neurons originate in the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord

• A)parasympathetic nervous system
• B)sympathetic nervous system

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