How are the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions anatomically different?

What will be an ideal response?


1. They have unique origin sites.
2. They have different lengths of pre- and postganglionic axons.
3. Their ganglia are located in different areas.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. left arm, left chest, and left side of head. b. upper part of the body. c. right arm, right chest, and right side of head. d. abdomen. e. right side of the body.

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Which is the most likely effect of physical endurance training on a person's cardiac performance?

A. a decrease in cardiac output B. an increase in maximal stroke volume C. an increase in maximal heart rate D. an increase in resting heart rate E. an increase in cardiac output when the person is at rest

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