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Which component of the sympathetic nervous system is said to be short?
Which component of the sympathetic nervous system is said to be short?
- Neither pre-ganglionic nor post-ganglionic components
- Post-ganglionic component
- Both pre-ganglionic and post-ganglionic components
- Pre-ganglionic component (correct)
Which component of the sympathetic nervous system is said to be long?
Which component of the sympathetic nervous system is said to be long?
- Pre-ganglionic component
- Neither pre-ganglionic nor post-ganglionic components
- Both pre-ganglionic and post-ganglionic components
- Post-ganglionic component (correct)
Why do the post-ganglionic axons of the sympathetic nervous system have to travel a long way to reach their destination?
Why do the post-ganglionic axons of the sympathetic nervous system have to travel a long way to reach their destination?
- Because the post-ganglionic axons are longer than the pre-ganglionic axons
- Because the prevertebral ganglia synapse is located far from the spinal cord
- Because the sympathetic nervous system controls many visceral organs (correct)
- Because the pre-ganglionic axons are short
