Multiple choice

In humans, the greater splanchnic nerve frequently synapses in the

  1. superior mesenteric ganglion

  2. celiac ganglion

  3. aorticorenal ganglion

  4. inferior mesenteric ganglion
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Celiac ganglion is the largest group of sympathetic prevertebral ganglia on the upper part of the abdominal aorta on either side of the celiac artery, containing the sympathetic neurons. The axons of the greater and least splanchnic nerves synapse on the postganglionic neurons located in the celiac ganglion.

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