The defining characteristic of the postganglionic sympathetic nerve pathway is that the postganglionic axon does not leave the sympathetic trunk via the gray ramus; instead, it extends directly to the effector organ after synapsing in a sympathetic trunk ganglion.
1. Preganglionic neuron synapses with a ganglionic neuron in a sympathetic trunk ganglion, but the postganglionic axon does not leave the trunk via gray ramus<div>2. Instead the postganglionic axon extends away from the sympathetic trunk ganglion and goes directly to the effector organ</div>
| Front | What is the defining characteristic of the postganglionic sympathetic nerve pathway? |
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| Back | 1. Preganglionic neuron synapses with a ganglionic neuron in a sympathetic trunk ganglion, but the postganglionic axon does not leave the trunk via gray ramus 2. Instead the postganglionic axon extends away from the sympathetic trunk ganglion and goes directly to the effector organ |
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