Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

by Tortora, Gerard J.

Published by Wiley

ISBN 10: 1-11877-456-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-11877-456-4

Chapter 15 - The Autonomic Nervous system - Figure 15.2 - Page 527: 1

Answer

Most sympathetic ganglia are close to the sympathetic trunks close to the spinal cord.

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Their preganglionic axons have shorter distances to travel than parasympathetic preganglionic axons.

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