Multiple Choice
Compare the anatomy of the sympathetic division with that of the parasympathetic division.
A) In the SNS,axons emerge from the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia relatively close to the spinal cord.In the PNS,axons emerge from the brainstem and sacral segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia very close to or within the target organs.
B) In the SNS,axons emerge from the brainstem and sacral segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia relatively close to the spinal cord.In the PNS,axons emerge from the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia very close to or within the target organs.
C) In the SNS,axons emerge from the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia relatively close to or within the target organs.In the PNS,axons emerge from the brainstem and sacral segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia very close to the spinal cord.
D) In the SNS,axons emerge from the brainstem and sacral segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia relatively close to or within the target organs.In the PNS,axons emerge from the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia very close to the spinal cord.
E) In the SNS,axons emerge from the cervical and thoracic segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia relatively close to or within the target organs.In the PNS,axons emerge from the lumbar and sacral segments of the spinal cord and innervate ganglia very close to the spinal cord.
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