The Sympathetic Nervous System Differs from the Parasympathetic Nervous System

question 111

Multiple Choice

The sympathetic nervous system differs from the parasympathetic nervous system in that the sympathetic nervous system has

• A) no first-stage neurons.
• B) no second-stage neurons.
• C) first-stage neurons that synapse at a substantial distance from the target organ.
• D) first-stage neurons that synapse close to the target organ.
• E) both B and C

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