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Where are the cell bodies of the preganglionic neurons located?
Where are the cell bodies of the preganglionic neurons located?
- In the lateral horns (correct)
- In the adrenal medullae
- In the anterior roots
- In the ganglia near the spinal cord
What neurotransmitter is released by preganglionic fibers to stimulate ganglionic neurons?
What neurotransmitter is released by preganglionic fibers to stimulate ganglionic neurons?
- Serotonin
- Dopamine
- Acetylcholine (ACh) (correct)
- Norepinephrine
Why is the sympathetic division also called the thoracolumbar division?
Why is the sympathetic division also called the thoracolumbar division?
- Because of the length of its postganglionic fibers
- Due to the neurotransmitter released by its ganglionic neurons
- Because of its influence on the adrenal medullae
- Due to the location of its preganglionic neurons between segments T1 and L2 of the spinal cord (correct)
Where are the ganglia located in the sympathetic division?
Where are the ganglia located in the sympathetic division?
What is the function of the sympathetic division of the ANS?
What is the function of the sympathetic division of the ANS?
What is the function of the sympathetic preganglionic fibers in the sympathetic division?
What is the function of the sympathetic preganglionic fibers in the sympathetic division?
Where do the sympathetic preganglionic fibers give rise to a myelinated white ramus communicans?
Where do the sympathetic preganglionic fibers give rise to a myelinated white ramus communicans?
What is the function of the myelinated white ramus communicans in the sympathetic division?
What is the function of the myelinated white ramus communicans in the sympathetic division?
What is the characteristic appearance of the sympathetic chain ganglia?
What is the characteristic appearance of the sympathetic chain ganglia?
How many ganglionic neurons does one preganglionic fiber synapse on in the sympathetic division?
How many ganglionic neurons does one preganglionic fiber synapse on in the sympathetic division?