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

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Chapter 15 - The Autonomic Nervous system - Figure 15.2 - Page 527: 2

Answer

In the parasympathetic/craniosacral division of the ANS cell bodies are in the spinal cord (S2-S4) and the brain stem Most parasympathetic system ganglia are in the walls of visceral organs and are not joined to form a chain or trunk.

Work Step by Step

Therefore, their preganglionic axons must travel farther than those of the sympathetic system. Their postganglionic neurons are short
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