HUMAN ANATOMY BUNDLE FALL 2016
HUMAN ANATOMY BUNDLE FALL 2016
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ISBN: 9780134613345
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Match the term sympathetic with the most closely related description given below:

All preganglionic fibers

Preganglionic fibers to collateral ganglia

First neuron

Collateral ganglia

Adrenal medulla

Sympathetic activation

Sympathetic division

Terminal ganglia

Sympathetic chain ganglia

Long postganglionic fiber

Introduction:

The sympathetic division is one of the branches of ANS (autonomic nervous system). The sympathetic branch goes to almost every part of the body, such as head, limbs, body walls, and viscera.

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