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    A Single Sympathetic Preganglionic Axon Has Many Axon Collaterals (Branches)
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A Single Sympathetic Preganglionic Axon Has Many Axon Collaterals (Branches)

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A single sympathetic preganglionic axon has many axon collaterals (branches) that can synapse with 20 or more postganglionic neurons. This divergence helps explain how sympathetic responses can affect most body parts simultaneously.

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