Question

The neural pathway from the spinal cord to the target tissue has two neurons, the preganglionic neuron and the postganglionic neuron. A) true for both divisions B) true only for the sympathetic division C) true only for the parasympathetic division

Answer 1

B) True only for the sympathetic division.

Step-by-step explanation:

B) True only for the sympathetic division.

The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system consists of a two-neuron pathway from the spinal cord to the target tissue. The preganglionic neuron originates in the intermediolateral cell column of the spinal cord and synapses with the postganglionic neuron in a sympathetic ganglion located outside the spinal cord. The postganglionic neuron then extends from the ganglion to the target tissue. In contrast, the parasympathetic division typically has a one-neuron pathway, where the preganglionic and postganglionic neurons are connected in a ganglion close to or within the target tissue.