Splanchnic nerves are composed of
A. postganglionic sympathetic axons that did not synapse in a sympathetic trunk ganglion.
B. postganglionic sympathetic axons that synapse in a sympathetic trunk ganglion.
C. preganglionic sympathetic axons that did not synapse in a sympathetic trunk ganglion.
D. preganglionic sympathetic axons that synapse in a sympathetic trunk ganglion.
E. None of the choices is correct.
Answer: C
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