Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134320762
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Robert B. Tallitsch, Judi L. Nath
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 20RFT
The white ramus communicans
a. carries the postganglionic fibers to the effector organs.
b. arises from the dorsal root of the spinal nerves.
c. has fibers that do not diverge.
d. carries the preganglionic fibers into a nearby sympathetic chain ganglion.
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Ch. 17 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 3RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 4RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 5RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 6RFTCh. 17 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 9RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 10RFT
Ch. 17 - Visceral motor neurons in the CNS (a) are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 12RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 13RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 14RFTCh. 17 - The neurotransmitter at all synapses and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 16RFTCh. 17 - 17. Sympathetic preganglionic fibers are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 18RFTCh. 17 - Postganglionic fibers of autonomic neurons are...Ch. 17 - The white ramus communicans a. carries the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1RCCh. 17 - Prob. 2RCCh. 17 - Prob. 3RCCh. 17 - Prob. 4RCCh. 17 - Prob. 5RCCh. 17 - Prob. 6RCCh. 17 - 7. How do sympathetic chain ganglia differ from...Ch. 17 - 8. Compare the general effects of the sympathetic...Ch. 17 - Prob. 9RCCh. 17 - Prob. 1CTCh. 17 - Prob. 2CT
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