Sensory Neurons Within Intestinal Plexuses That Travel in the Vagus

question 51

Multiple Choice

Sensory neurons within intestinal plexuses that travel in the vagus to the CNS are called

• A)extrinsic afferents.
• B)intrinsic afferents.
• C)paracrine regulators.
• D)myenteric afferents.

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