Consider the following situation: Sympathetic preganglionic axons enter a sympathetic chain ganglia. In order for these axons to reach collateral ganglia, they must now travel through
A) a splanchnic nerve.
B) a sympathetic nerve.
C) a gray ramus communicans.
D) a white ramus communicans.
E) a dorsal root ganglion.

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Sympathetic preganglionic axons that enter a sympathetic chain ganglia and then proceed to collateral ganglia do so through a splanchnic nerve. This pathway allows the axons to bypass the chain ganglia and innervate organs in the abdominal and pelvic regions directly.

Consider the Following Situation: Sympathetic Preganglionic Axons Enter a Sympathetic