Sympathetic splanchnic nerves are composed of

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


Answer: D

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