Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Sympathetic division has short preganglionic and long postganglionic fibers; parasympathetic has long preganglionic and short postganglionic fibers.
• B) Sympathetic has extensive branching of preganglionic fibers; parasympathetic has minimal branching of preganglionic fibers.
• C) Sympathetic origin is craniosacral; parasympathetic is thoracolumbar.
• D) Sympathetic ganglia are within a few centimeters of the CNS; parasympathetic ganglia are close to the visceral organs served.

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Definitions:

-cidal

A suffix indicating a substance or agent that kills or destroys a specified type of organism, such as bactericidal, which kills bacteria.

Killing

The act of causing death deliberately or due to negligence.

Large

Referring to something of significant size, volume, or extent, larger than most others of the same category.

Megalo-

A prefix derived from Greek, meaning 'large' or 'great', used in medical and scientific terms.