Select the best description of the parasympathetic postganglionic neurons:
A) cell bodies are in terminal ganglia
B) axons are myelinated
C) cell bodies are in sympathetic trunk ganglia (vertebral chain ganglia) or prevertebral ganglia
D) cell bodies are in the brain stem nuclei of the oculomotor (III), facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), and vagus (X) nerves
E) axons tend to be long

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Parasympathetic postganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in terminal ganglia, which are located near or within the target organs.

Select the Best Description of the Parasympathetic Postganglionic Neurons