Sympathetic Responses Generally Have Widespread Effects on the Body Because

question 61

Multiple Choice

Sympathetic responses generally have widespread effects on the body because:

• A) they reach visceral effectors faster than parasympathetic impulses.
• B) myoneural junctions contain a substance that inactivates acetylcholine.
• C) preganglionic fibers are short and postganglionic fibers are long.
• D) preganglionic fibers synapse with several postsynaptic fibers.

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