Multiple Choice
Select the best description of the axons that leave the brain as part of the vagus (X) nerves:
A) carry parasympathetic impulses to terminal ganglia in most organs of the ventral cavity
B) sympathetic; sends impulses along postganglionic axons to heart
C) receives sympathetic preganglionic axons via thoracic splanchnic nerves
D) contain sympathetic preganglionic cell bodies
E) contain parasympathetic preganglionic cell bodies
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Q26: Vasoconstriction of peripheral blood vessels is a(n)
Q27: Splanchnic nerves carry sympathetic axons (fibers) from
Q28: A single sympathetic preganglionic axon has many
Q29: Activation of nicotinic receptors by acetylcholine (ACh)
Q31: The lacrimal glands only receive parasympathetic innervation
Q32: An organ that is served by both
Q33: Parasympathetic postganglionic axons (fibers) are very short
Q34: Select the best description of the sympathetic
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