The sympathetic chain ganglia are found:

A) at the arch of the aorta and the carotid bodies.
B) on either side of and parallel to the spinal column.
C) in the arachnoid fibers of the brain tissue.
D) between the pericardium and the endocardium.


Answer: B

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